Ottawa Resilient: Storm Cleanup & Repairs

0:00It's April 15th. This is Kansas News today, AI-powered stories from your city, Ottawa, Kansas. Just got hit by an EF-2 tornado Monday night, leaving homes and businesses banged up. Less than 24 hours later, residents wrote up their sleeves Tuesday to start clean up and brace for more rough weather later this week. Damage range from major roof tears to minor yard messes, but experts warned to tackle it fast. Even sneaking through cracks can wreck things even worse down the line, turning small fixes into big headaches. Folks like Judy Brunner hunkered down with her 18-year-old cat, only to wake up to a massive tree branch crashing her roof. It was one of the scariest storms she's seen after years in Kansas. Meanwhile, neighbors like Brian Goudreau and his son, Sapakwatch and Cruise trim dangling trees before the next gust's hit. They describe an eerie quiet, then ears popping into breeze slamming the house. After pears underway and tarps flying up everywhere, the city is pushing everyone to vet contractors hard to dodge scams.

1:03Have that severe weather plan locked in, Ottawa's showing real grit as storms brew again.