[meteorite-list] Greensburg hit with tornado

[MeteorHntr at aol.com]

Hello List,

As many of you know, with my  recoveries at the Brenham site, I bought a 
house in Greensburg, Kansas a while  back as a location to base my field work 
from.  I got a call last night  from my brother in Wichita wanting to be sure I 
wasn't at my house in  Greensburg, when the news of the tornado hit.  This last 
week I was in Iowa  on a hunt, and I was planning to return to Kansas 
yesterday.  At the last  minute I decided to return to Arkansas first instead of going 
straight back to  Kansas.  

Reports are that 100% of Greensburg is damaged, and 70%+  of the buildings 
are destroyed, so I am expecting my home to be gone.   

Of course I have dozens of close friends in and around Greensburg.   And my 
heart and prayers go out to them.  The uncertainty of their well  being as well 
as the conditions of their homes is on the forefront of my  mind.  

The town is evacuated now, but I plan to get back up there  as soon as I can 
this week.  

Yesterday Greensburg's claim to fame  was the world's largest hand dug well, 
and the 1,000 pound Brenham Meteorite  they had on display.  This morning it 
is "the Kansas town that got wiped  off the map."  It is amazing what can 
change in one night.  

It  is a reminder to all of us what is really important in life.

More news  when I get it.

Steve Arnold  




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