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Damage left behind after Monday evening’s tornado in Ottawa
- On Monday evening, a tornado struck Ottawa, Kansas, about 50 miles outside Kansas City, prompting a 7:25 p.m. warning as the storm tracked west to east through Franklin County. Widespread outages left large portions of the city without electricity.
- Damage appeared concentrated between 15th and 17th streets, where the Knights Inn had its roof torn off and second floor heavily damaged. Daylight Donuts, a nearby gas station, and Hope House also sustained structural impacts.
- Police Chief Adam Weingartner reported no injuries in Ottawa, though Undersheriff Kiel Lasswell noted a few people suffered minor injuries in the rural county. Residents Barry Spickler and Eileen Spickler sheltered at Hope House, describing the storm's "amazing power."
- Weingartner stated, "We have done a lot of planning and testing for responding to exercises just like this," as the city prioritizes life safety and utility restoration. Power crews are actively working to repair downed power lines across the community.
- Residents are being asked to stay off roads and avoid downed power lines to ensure safety during repairs. Barry Spickler emphasized community resilience, stating, "Community building is really, really important, that's how you survive disasters.
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Kansas church loses large section of roof in overnight tornado
At least one church in Ottawa, Kansas, is facing major repairs after Monday nights storms violently ripped off part of the buildings roof.The Scripps News Group's Taylor Hemness met with the pastor of Transformation Church on Tuesday morning, who took him inside to see the damage. Pastor Gregg Hall said he was on his way to Lawrence, Kansas, on Monday night when he had an experience that, unfortunately, many people in Ottawa shared."My phone jus…
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