Hillsdale Tornado: Small Town's Resilience

0:00It's April 14th. Welcome to Kansas News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A tornado tore through Hillsdale, Kansas. On Monday night, April 14th, 2024, slamming the shady acres RV park in nearby areas. Hard. RVs flipped over. One even landed in a pond, homes got wrecked, trees snapped, power lines fell, and storage units crumbled into rubble. No one died, and folks made it to shelters just in time. Roads stayed out across the region after about 50 poles snapped, with crews from Evergie saying it could take up to 24 hours or longer to. Fix. Officials declared a state of disaster emergency to tap state resources, and roads got closed for cleanup to keep things moving smooth. Residents like Terry Scott felt that gut instinct right before it hit, snapping pics of lightning, then bolting to safety as RVs rolled nearby. The Gilbert's washed their home float into the pond, but stayed positive, grateful everyone pulled through with our serious injuries.

1:02Neighbors sifted through twisted metal for valuables, filing insurance claims early Tuesday. Volunteers pitched in piling up limbs and hauling debris, while search teams from other agencies checked damaged spots. Storage owners helped renters grab what they could before more storms rolled in, and water lines got repairs at the park. Those days pulling together now, turning wreckage into recovery, one step at a time, showing that small town grit holds strong even when the winds how.