relief worker right after that one ripped up that poor town. Never forget what it looked like... and I lived up around the lakes for years and saw quite a bit of tornado damage and danced around a few but I never saw anything as devastating as what happened at Greensburg. It looked like some giant, mythical pencil sharpener had descended on every tree and crudely ground each down to a height of about 6 feet. Even stout brick buildings were mere rubble.
The relief workers' camp was at some park/athletic field, about the only place on the edge of town where it appeared the twister lifted off the ground, and I was glad to have sturdy hiking boots because there was so much shrapnel-like pieces of heaven-knows-what in the grass that it was kind of scary. I think I met half the police force of Kansas while I was there as they kept a security detail going 24/7 with all departments in the state doing rotation.
And there was a line of dump trucks hauling off rubble that went all the way to the horizon all day from sun-up to sundown... it was totally surreal.
I was thankful for the long drive home after my tour was over... having been a semi driver for many years it kind of helped me touch base before I got back to the cabin.
I pray for everyone in that region, I look at the pictures and the weather map with my hand over my mouth... just unbelievable.
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