Yep.

The tornado carved a continuous, seventy-one mile path of destruction from where it touched down near Williamsburg, Kansas until it lifted near Knobtown, MIssouri. The tornado ranged in width from 175 yards (one-tenth of a mile) to 700 yards (slightly less than one-half of a mile) and was on the ground for one hour and thirty-eight minutes. The human toll was significant, 44 people lost their lives, 7 in Kansas and 37 in Missouri, and 531 people were injured. Damage from the tornado was estimated at $2.5 million dollars.

This page has the famous "RU IN" photo. [link]

Principal Blaine Steck was in Ruskin High School at the time, along with Mrs. Alta Guyll, the school nurse, and Mr. George Kildow, the school janitor. Mr. Steck dug his way out of the rubble looking for the others, but did not find them. Sadly they died buried near the front of the school entrance.

I went to school with Steck's daughters.

For anyone who missed last night's Colbert Report, Stephen talks about Rand Paul's certification.

The sky is this freaky bright yellow to the East now.

The sky is this freaky bright yellow to the East now.

Did you forget every cloud you've ever seen?

No, really, the sunset is giving the whole sky this strange diffuse color that's unsettling.

Yeah. A yellow sky like this is a sign of a severe storm, possibly involving tornados.

Not so much a of warning when they come after the storm, though....

Seriously, it's like God (or the Atraxi) put some giant yellow (now orange) filter over the whole sky.

The sky is this freaky bright yellow to the East now.

Oh, wow. That is freaky.

Sears Tower live webcam: [link]

I didn't notice soon enough to get pictures. By the time I got outside pants back on and ran out the glow was gone.