I think of Officer Campbell every time a tornado happens and all the lives he saved that day. I was in the basement of Richman Gordman on 73rd and Blondo that evening, cuddled with my sweet friends who lived close by. He saved so many lives that day.
Thank You Brian...it was great of you to remember this with us that came through that! I was almost 17 yrs old then...i will never forget all the colors of the sky!
I was 15 and we were living in a house near Hanscom Park. We had moved there from the Wentworth Apartments only about 3 months earlier. Talk about good timing.
On that day, I was 15, I lived in Bellevue, I was a freshman at Gross High school. I remember looking out a school window earlier that morning, between classes and thinking that the clouds looked "perfect" for a tornado. (The school is a few miles south east of where the tornado hit.) I remember riding the bus home that day (as the bus got HAMMERED by hail!) and my front yard in fontenelle hills (on Ridgewood Dr.) was full of baseball sized hail. My father took pictures of it and I still have those pictures in my collection of family pictures of growing up. Chris S.
Here's some trivia... I was in 8th grade at Lewis and Clark Middle school. If it would have hit an hour earlier a lot of us would not be here today as the location to be in during a tornado was in the hallways where all the lockers were located. The storm blew/sucked those lockers right out of the walls. Since the building was destroyed and needed a lot of work we started the next year sharing Norris Jr High's building. The Norris kids went from 7-noon and we Lewis and Clarkers went from noon til 5PM. Anybody else remember that?
I remember seeing the mess as little kid,was first time I took tornadoes seriously as need be. I have seen one form when working on tall blg downtown, went back into sky tho...came back down in CBs Iowa,nothing is as scary.
While Xenia, Ohio, lost "just" 33, they are more thankful about their students not being in session. Fatalities would have been high, particularly at (then) Xenia High School, where the upper floor had been obliterated and the gymnasium collapsed by falling school bases. There are many pictures to verify.
I remember being in the basement under the table listening on the radio to these men following the tornado as keeping us updated where it was. They saved lives that day!
The colors, sounds & smells of that day.🌪 My parents lived across 72 near Creighton, I knew they'd been hit but nat'l guard wouldn't let me on Mayfield Ave. Finally found old library card w their address They were ok, 🏠 damaged & big 🌲 was gone. Needed new vehicles after that. I moved out of state 4 mths later. Resilient ppl, they will recover from floods of 2019 also.✌
Wow! I was 5 living on Pasadena Avenue. I remember looking up thru my basement window and seeing parts of my neighbor's house going up into the sky. I was only 5, so I didn't fully understand what I was seeing. Later in life, though, thinking about that moment, I'm surprised I lived. Me, my older brother and older sister were trapped in the basement because the upper part of the house was destroyed, and what was left collapsed over top of us. My neighbor's dad was a cop, and he came over and pulled each of us out thru those small garage door windows. We all lived.
@@brianhanson5110 Wow that had to be pretty scary. Trapped in your basement. Under all that rebel. Of a place, once called your home. Unable to get out. Thank God your neighbor. Noticed your home & came to save you & your siblings. Creighton prep was across 72nd street. From my childhood home on Lafyette Street. My, home was pick up, then landed crocked, back down off its foundation. Minor damages compared to your families loses.
Who is the man providing the interstitial trailers and commentary? I don’t live anywhere near the American Midwest, yet his voice sounds very, very familiar. I’m certain I’ve heard it in other contexts.
I think of Officer Campbell every time a tornado happens and all the lives he saved that day. I was in the basement of Richman Gordman on 73rd and Blondo that evening, cuddled with my sweet friends who lived close by. He saved so many lives that day.
Thank You Brian...it was great of you to remember this with us that came through that! I was almost 17 yrs old then...i will never forget all the colors of the sky!
I was 15 and we were living in a house near Hanscom Park. We had moved there from the Wentworth Apartments only about 3 months earlier. Talk about good timing.
On that day, I was 15, I lived in Bellevue, I was a freshman at Gross High school. I remember looking out a school window earlier that morning, between classes and thinking that the clouds looked "perfect" for a tornado. (The school is a few miles south east of where the tornado hit.) I remember riding the bus home that day (as the bus got HAMMERED by hail!) and my front yard in fontenelle hills (on Ridgewood Dr.) was full of baseball sized hail. My father took pictures of it and I still have those pictures in my collection of family pictures of growing up. Chris S.
Man the narrators voice is a throwback for me I grew up hearing him say that intro
I think it’s really special that the one man has stayed at the family house that was rebuilt. It really touched my heart. I think I’d do the same.
Here's some trivia... I was in 8th grade at Lewis and Clark Middle school. If it would have hit an hour earlier a lot of us would not be here today as the location to be in during a tornado was in the hallways where all the lockers were located. The storm blew/sucked those lockers right out of the walls. Since the building was destroyed and needed a lot of work we started the next year sharing Norris Jr High's building. The Norris kids went from 7-noon and we Lewis and Clarkers went from noon til 5PM. Anybody else remember that?
I remeber that. I was in ninth grade at lewis and Clark. Norris jr high to finnish the year. Yep.
I remember seeing the mess as little kid,was first time I took tornadoes seriously as need be. I have seen one form when working on tall blg downtown, went back into sky tho...came back down in CBs Iowa,nothing is as scary.
While Xenia, Ohio, lost "just" 33, they are more thankful about their students not being in session. Fatalities would have been high, particularly at (then) Xenia High School, where the upper floor had been obliterated and the gymnasium collapsed by falling school bases. There are many pictures to verify.
Uh, ya, that was also the year that we had a blizzard in January or February.
@Allen Todd UH, ya, I'm 73 and people that grew up in the 1920's thru the 1940's noted that they had to tunnel out of their houses.
@Allen Todd GO big RED
My dad was around 2 when this happened. I'm still shook of this happening... I've only been in a warning once (back in 2014) This is way worse.
I remember that day!! So scary!
I remember being in the basement under the table listening on the radio to these men following the tornado as keeping us updated where it was. They saved lives that day!
The colors, sounds & smells of that day.🌪 My parents lived across 72 near Creighton, I knew they'd been hit but nat'l guard wouldn't let me on Mayfield Ave. Finally found old library card w their address They were ok, 🏠 damaged & big 🌲 was gone. Needed new vehicles after that. I moved out of state 4 mths later. Resilient ppl, they will recover from floods of 2019 also.✌
Thank-you I remember it well. I was 8 at the time. Got a good look at that tornado, running into my neighbors basement. Thank-you for sharing this.
Wow! I was 5 living on Pasadena Avenue. I remember looking up thru my basement window and seeing parts of my neighbor's house going up into the sky. I was only 5, so I didn't fully understand what I was seeing. Later in life, though, thinking about that moment, I'm surprised I lived. Me, my older brother and older sister were trapped in the basement because the upper part of the house was destroyed, and what was left collapsed over top of us. My neighbor's dad was a cop, and he came over and pulled each of us out thru those small garage door windows. We all lived.
@@brianhanson5110 Wow that had to be pretty scary. Trapped in your basement. Under all that rebel. Of a place, once called your home. Unable to get out. Thank God your neighbor. Noticed your home & came to save you & your siblings.
Creighton prep was across 72nd street. From my childhood home on Lafyette Street.
My, home was pick up, then landed crocked, back down off its foundation. Minor damages compared to your families loses.
My husband was 6 and his dad showed him the devastation...
I remember it. And no one owned a video camera and there was no such thing as storm chasers either.
great show wish there was more fotage
The one that hit in 1913 was far worse and that one was also an F4
This was the most costly tornado in U.S. history at the time
This is great for my report
That's in a region known as tornado alley.
More Iowa then us
Who is the man providing the interstitial trailers and commentary? I don’t live anywhere near the American Midwest, yet his voice sounds very, very familiar. I’m certain I’ve heard it in other contexts.
That's a charming story, but I don't believe it to be anything supernatural @ 15:00.