Quotes of note

Editor's note: This is an element to pair with the tornado main bar story.

Quotes of note

"I was standing outside watching the storm, and there was a lightning strike and that's when I saw it. It was a block away. It was a solid wall."

- George Towner, an East Wisconsin Avenue

"In all my life, I've never seen a tornado. The first freakin' one and it's an F-5."

- Kay Towner, an East Wisconsin Avenue resident

"It's overwhelming. There are too many things coming at you and you don't know what to keep or if the stain will come out or whatever. That's why I have my sister to help me."

- Rhonda Hammonds, a South Walnut resident

"We were all huddled in the basement together. I'm not sure who was scared the most."

- Jeanie Kile, a South Spruce resident

"This is a total disaster. It is a difficult thing to see and I'm sure a

much more difficult thing to live through."

- U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas

"I've got employees who have lost their homes. I've lost my home. We're going to bring people back. We got to get reorganized, we got to build our government back up, we've got to be a leader, we've got to help folks get together and begin that process."

- City Administrator Steve Hewitt