KSStorm Blog

Good news: no one was seriously hurt. Bad news: a “new” (to me) chase ride is probably in the not-so-distant future. Story later…my sore self is headed to bed.

Severe storms with winds reported as high as 70mph rolled through Iola, KS about 8:45 this morning. The damage photos below were taken between 3 and 4 pm.

The front of this building identifies it as ReadyBrake, but we also saw M&W Manufacturing on one of the vehicles, which is what Google Maps identifies the property as. It is just northeast of Kentucky & US 54. This view is from the northwest.

This is Michaels Truck Service, located east of the building above on US 54. Viewed from Monroe Street, to the North of the property.

Also at Michaels, on the northeast corner of the property about 100 feet from Madison St.

This home is at the corner of US 54 and Oak St. Viewed from the West. Tree looked pretty hollow in the base, but was leafing out, so it was still alive.

This pole and transformer were down in an alley just SW of Allen County Hospital. A gazebo on the hospital property, about this far directly behind me, was undamaged. We saw no damage on the hospital property.

I don’t remember the exact location of this tree, but it is within the larger box on the map below. View is from the North, through the windshield. The property is on the east side of the street.

These are the two primary damage areas we saw. We did not drive every part of town.