Tornadoes in Wichita, KS

Zerenity · 04-15-2012, 02:18 AM

Well, around 10:30 last night, a tornado hit my workplace. There were about 10 of us in a room in the center of the building watching the weather report on the internet. The power goes out. Then one of the guys looked out a small window on the door to the room and freaks out and runs to the other side of the room and gets down on the floor. I work at a large aircraft machine shop. He said he saw a dust cloud at the south end of the building. It sounds like it's hailing softballs and the ground, which is solid concrete and shouldn't be vibrating, starts shaking. It gets real loud.

We got really fortunate, as the tornado didn't directly hit our building. The company owns many buildings, and 3 directly behind our building got destroyed. It blew in 2 garage doors in in our building, and ripped some sheet metal panels off the outside but for the most part our building is okay.

All the reports said no one was killed or injured so that's good. I don't know what the company is going to do now. The complex is a mess. I'm glad I was asked to work this weekend!

eastwest2300 · 04-15-2012, 02:31 AM

Holy sh1t dude, Im glad you're alright, damn thats crazy.

TreeSemdyZee · 04-15-2012, 08:46 AM

Glad you're alright. We had a bunch here a few months ago, including an EF4. Glad no one was killed or injured.

370ZilverZ · 04-15-2012, 02:26 PM

Glad to hear you are okay. 121 tornadoes in the last 24 hours is pretty major. It is always good to hear that people are safe. Unfortunate for those that weren't so lucky in Woodward, OK when their emergency sirens were taken out by a lightening strike and 5 people were killed there. I hope your company is still able keep you operational while getting back on its feet.

StLRedrider · 04-15-2012, 05:01 PM

tis the season! glad everyone is ok!!!

eastwest2300 · 04-15-2012, 06:44 PM

Its just crazy man.. tornadoes, earthquakes, droughts, etc..etc.. rapture perhaps?

gomer_110 · 04-15-2012, 07:04 PM

Well the world is supposed to end in 2012.

eastwest2300 · 04-15-2012, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by gomer_110

Well the world is supposed to end in 2012.

I hope that doesnt happen, Im not even married yet...

gomer_110 · 04-15-2012, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

I hope that doesnt happen, Im not even married yet...

Neither am I. But I do have a Z so I can die happy.

eastwest2300 · 04-15-2012, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by gomer_110

Neither am I. But I do have a Z so I can die happy.

hahaha...you love your Z that much?? dont worry brother, I do too. Hands down, its the best car I've ever owned. I wanna buy another one, a convertable, but I dont really want another car note.

gomer_110 · 04-15-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

hahaha...you love your Z that much?? dont worry brother, I do too. Hands down, its the best car I've ever owned. I wanna buy another one, a convertable, but I dont really want another car note.

Yeah I do. My girlfriend actually gets upset because I spend more money and time on the Z than her.

eastwest2300 · 04-15-2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gomer_110

Yeah I do. My girlfriend actually gets upset because I spend more money and time on the Z than her.

hahahah... Nice!! I drive the Z when Im trying to impress a potential gf.

KSFastah · 09-06-2012, 04:23 PM

Spirit Aerosystems?

I was home that night....thankfully....and enjoyed the week off from work too.

Can't believe the Admin building is STILL trashed.

ERZperformance · 09-06-2012, 04:42 PM

Wow! It sound like a movie. But glad no one gets hurt. Hopefully the insurance pay for the dmages to your company. I think sometime they don't because of natural cause.

Zerenity · 09-06-2012, 08:23 PM

Update: They estimate the repairs at $400,000,000. Not everything is fixed yet, just the necessary things. Still have temporary fixes here and there, but they are making some progress. There are still a lot of roof leaks.

04-15-2012, 02:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zerenity Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 38 Drives: 2012 370Z PW 6MT Rep Power: 13	Tornadoes in Wichita, KS Well, around 10:30 last night, a tornado hit my workplace. There were about 10 of us in a room in the center of the building watching the weather report on the internet. The power goes out. Then one of the guys looked out a small window on the door to the room and freaks out and runs to the other side of the room and gets down on the floor. I work at a large aircraft machine shop. He said he saw a dust cloud at the south end of the building. It sounds like it's hailing softballs and the ground, which is solid concrete and shouldn't be vibrating, starts shaking. It gets real loud. We got really fortunate, as the tornado didn't directly hit our building. The company owns many buildings, and 3 directly behind our building got destroyed. It blew in 2 garage doors in in our building, and ripped some sheet metal panels off the outside but for the most part our building is okay. All the reports said no one was killed or injured so that's good. I don't know what the company is going to do now. The complex is a mess. I'm glad I was asked to work this weekend! __________________ There's no such thing as awkward silence when you're talking to yourself.

04-15-2012, 02:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,987 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	Holy sh1t dude, Im glad you're alright, damn thats crazy. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

04-15-2012, 02:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
370ZilverZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: DFW, TX Age: 67 Posts: 2,321 Drives: '11 BMW Z4 Rep Power: 19	Glad to hear you are okay. 121 tornadoes in the last 24 hours is pretty major. It is always good to hear that people are safe. Unfortunate for those that weren't so lucky in Woodward, OK when their emergency sirens were taken out by a lightening strike and 5 people were killed there. I hope your company is still able keep you operational while getting back on its feet. __________________ 370ZilverZ Journal BMW Z4

04-15-2012, 05:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
StLRedrider A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St.louis,Mo Posts: 17,755 Drives: O9Sprt/Touring,p-51 Rep Power: 60	tis the season! glad everyone is ok!!! __________________ Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today J.Dean

04-15-2012, 06:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,987 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	Its just crazy man.. tornadoes, earthquakes, droughts, etc..etc.. rapture perhaps? __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

04-15-2012, 08:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,885 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27409	Glad you're alright. We had a bunch here a few months ago, including an EF4. Glad no one was killed or injured.

04-15-2012, 07:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	Well the world is supposed to end in 2012. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

09-06-2012, 04:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
KSFastah Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: KS Posts: 184 Drives: 12 370Z Sport GM M6 Rep Power: 13	Spirit Aerosystems? I was home that night....thankfully....and enjoyed the week off from work too. Can't believe the Admin building is STILL trashed.

09-06-2012, 04:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
ERZperformance A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hayward Posts: 3,015 Drives: Nissan GTR Rep Power: 22	Wow! It sound like a movie. But glad no one gets hurt. Hopefully the insurance pay for the dmages to your company. I think sometime they don't because of natural cause. __________________ http://www.cntracing.com http://www.ERZperformance.com 800-363-8599

09-06-2012, 08:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
Zerenity Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 38 Drives: 2012 370Z PW 6MT Rep Power: 13	Update: They estimate the repairs at $400,000,000. Not everything is fixed yet, just the necessary things. Still have temporary fixes here and there, but they are making some progress. There are still a lot of roof leaks. __________________ There's no such thing as awkward silence when you're talking to yourself.

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