Remembering 1999 Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 2/26/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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An F4 tornado ripped through this area May 3rd of 1999. The tornado touched down north of Wellington, destroying several power poles in the area, and proceeded to track northeast. Along its path, two mobile homes, three sheds, and a pole barn were destroyed while nine other buildings sustained damage. Four people were injured in Sumner County, three of which occurred when a mobile home was destroyed. About 20 minutes after touching down, the tornado crossed into Sedgwick County about 1 mile west of Peck. The violent tornado struck a mobile home park in Haysville, destroying much of the subdivision and killing three people. Continuing into the city's central buisness district, the tornado caused further damage and killed a fourth person. Throughout Haysville, 186 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Continuing into South Wichita, the tornado leveled the Lakeshore and Pacesetter mobile home parks, killing two residents. The tornado maintained a general northeast track before dissipating in the College Hill District of Northeast Wichita. Throughout Sedgwick County, 1,109 buildings were destroyed and 7,371 buildings were damaged. A total of 6 people were killed while 150 others were injured and losses amounted to $150 million.The cache is a camo taped pill bottle. It is zip tied and is a log only cache so BYOP. Have fun caching!

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