Kansas

A tornado begins to form in the clouds southwest of Lawrence, Kan., May 8, 2003. The tornado touched down in Lawrence and damaged more than 40 homes.

Apartment buildings that were damaged by a tornado the night before are shown in this aerial photo taken May 9, 2003, in southwest Lawrence, Kan. The tornadoes that swept through eastern Kansas came just days after earlier storms that killed seven people in the state.

Disaster relief workers examine damage and plan waste removal for destroyed homes in Franklin, Kan., May 8, 2003. The community of 300 was hit by a tornado May 4, packing winds up to 260 mph that cut a quarter-mile-wide path of destruction, the National Weather Service said.

Surrounded by debris, a storm shelter is the only thing left undamaged after a tornado hit the family home of Thomas and Norma Guilford, May 8, 2003. No injuries were reported from the tornado that hit the area southwest of Lyndon, Kan.; the Guilfords were not at the house when it was destroyed.

A home sits off its foundation as residents move salvaged belongings to a pickup truck in Cherokee County, Kan., near the Missouri border, May 5, 2003, after a tornado swept through the area the night before. Tornado-packed storms flattened communities in four Midwestern states.

Carlos Picasso of Pro-tec Roofing Supply works to install temporary waterproof roofing on a home damaged by storms, as ominous clouds loom overhead hinting at another thunderstorm, May 6, 2003, in Kansas City, Kan.

A large tornado cuts a path through Crawford County Sunday, May 4, 2003, east of Girard, Kan.

This aerial photo shows residents of western Kansas City, Kan., surveying damage to a home that was hit by a tornado Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2003.

Gayla Rydberg finds things to salvage as she goes through her friends' home in Ringo, Kan., Monday afternoon, May 5, 2003, after a tornado swept across the small southeast Kansas town Sunday. Property that owners Rick and Fay Scholes could not salvage was set ablaze.

Residents of Franklin, Kan., begin cleanup of their town Monday, May 5, 2003, after a tornado swept through the area Sunday evening, wiping out an estimated third of the city. Tornadoes moved through eastern Kansas, killing seven before moving into Missouri.

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, right, comforts Debi Fager-Maghe, May 5, 2003. Fager-Maghe lost her mother-in-law in the tornado that struck Franklin, Kan., the night earlier.