May 2003 - Kansas City Tornado

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May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Missouri
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Missouri
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Missouri
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Missouri
Henry's Kitchen was brought in to prepare hot, home-style meals for distribution to those affected by the tornadoes. Henry's Kitchen has the capacity of producing 10,000 meals per day. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Henry's kitchen, built in 2000, contains three commercial tilt skillets, convection ovens and hot plates, an industrial sized mixer, refrigerator and freezer. Designed to help meet the needs of preparing the more than 500,000 meals provided to disaster victims and workers each year. Henry's Kitchen, based in St. Joseph, Missouri, can be rapidly deployed to any location in the continental United States and is ready to prepare meals within two hours. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Boxes of fresh vegetables are delivered to Henry's Kitchen. Meals prepared in Henry's Kitchen use all fresh food. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Trailers of food arrive for distribution to the tornado victims. Meals, snacks and beverages are deliver to affected families multiple times each day. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Red Cross volunteers Diana Babieracki and Fred Gerwirtz, both of Flint, Michigan begin preparation of the evening meal in Henry's Kitchen. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Red Cross volunteer Tony D'Elia came from Scranton, Pennsylvania to help in Henry's Kitchen. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Red Cross volunteers Diana Babieracki and Fred Gerwirtz, both of Flint, Michigan begin preparation of the evening meal in Henry's Kitchen. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Cambros are cleaned and sanitized before being used to transport hot meals to the families affected by the tornadoes. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Color coded beverage cambros stand waiting for use in Kansas City, Kansas. May 2003 Tornado
The tornado passing through Kansas City was rated as category F4. Category F4 tornadoes are considered Devestating Tornadoes with wind speeds ranging from 207 to 260 miles per hour. Well-constructed houses are leveled, structures are blown off weak foundations, and cars and other large objects are thrown about. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
These vehicles were blown off driveways and tossed into the area between the houses. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Not much remains of this neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas.
Susan Hancock was at home (in this house) when the tornado hit. She survived by going down into the basement, where she stayed as her home was blown apart. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Red Cross volunteer John Hartgering came from Hartford, CT to assist in the Damage Assessment function. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Red Cross volunteer John Hartgering of Hartford, CT assesses the damage in Kansas City, Kansas.
Numerous cars substantial debris were blown into this ravine owned by Kevin McQuitty. Kevin's insurance will only pay a small fraction of the cost of cleanup. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Vehicles were tossed over 100 yards into this ravine. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Kevin McQuitty's pickup was blown off his driveway and into the ravine about 100 yards away. The debris is from Kevin's home. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Cars and trucks were tossed about like toys. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Red Cross volunteer John Hartering of Hartford, CT talks with Kevin McQuitty about the damage and Kevin's recovery plans. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Red Cross volunteer John Hartering of Hartford, CT talks with Kevin McQuitty about the damage and Kevin's recovery plans. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
The painfully slow process of cleanup. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
This is all that remains of Kevin McQuitty's home. He and his wife were standing on the front porch as the tornado crested the ravine across from their home. They ran to the home of a neighbor and managed to make it to the basement just as the tornado hit. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Thanks Red Cross. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas