The Manhattan Mercury from Manhattan, Kansas • 4

A4 II A 11 A A I TORNADO THURSDAY, JUNIv 1 2, 2 008 AN li a PATH OF DESTRUCTION Riley County Police Lt. Curt Moldrup said this morning that Wednesday night's storm roared its way from the southwest to northeast of Manhattan, with significant damage as follows: In the Eureka Drive area near Manhattan Regional Airport, homes, trailers, vehicles and power lines were damaged or down. In the Miller Ranch subdivision, more than 30 houses were leveled and numerous sustained serious damage. In the area of Dartmouth Road and E.J. Frick Drive, about 20 homes were seriously damaged.

At the intersection of Seth Child Road and Amherst Avenue, the True Value Hardware Building was reduced to a pile of rubble, and Little Apple ToyotaHonda had overturned vehicles and extensive glass damage. On the Kansas State University campus, Moore Hall (residence hall), Fiedler Hall, Durland Hall, Ward Hall, Cardwell Hall and Weber Hall sustained damage There were unconfirmed reports of significant damage in the Northview area as well. itagg Hi Lake EUREKA DRIVE Golf Club -'J JO li 'cv Manhattan Regional Airport 2 Llh 5 20th SI a 1 1 i I I HI i I I I i. i .1 1 il I 'Li r- -i 14 Jf 11 all 1 I. (It wrm-mv i rrrs i AU'- i 1 1 i Manhattan 4.1' mvl I I I 1 Ft Zfl I li Viewing the wreckage ih i -i ABOVE: A map provided by the city of Manhattan shows the tornado's path through the city, with a smaller map of the Eureka Drive area where the twister first hit 3 'IT li JL i Jl I Lj i RIGHT: A Kansas State University facilities worker stands atop Weber HallontheK-State campus, surveying the building's significant damage this morning in the wake of Wednesday night tornado.

The twister touched down in at least five places on a southwest-to-northeast path through Manhattan. This was the first time a tornado has hit Manhattan in more than 40 years. Stff photo by David May.