Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students traveling back from storm chasing in Kansas were also killed in a crash Friday evening, according to officials.
Field crews from the National Weather Service worked Saturday to determine the extent and strength of the twister, said meteorologist Kevin Darmofal at the Wichita office.
The couple looked out of the window Friday night and saw the tornado beginning to form, so they headed to the basement. Firefighters search a home in Andover, Kansas after a tornado ripped through the area just east of Wichita on April 29, 2022.Flor Delgado said she could hear their home being torn apart as they prayed for their safety, the Wichita Eagle reported.
Once the tornado passed, the couple made it out of the debris with only the clothes on their backs. Their home, cars and personal items are gone.Gov. Laura Kelly declared a State of Disaster Emergency for the hardest-hit areas. The declaration makes state resources available to help local jurisdictions with response and recovery efforts in areas impacted statewide.
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