I was 10 when the tornado hit. Our house was the first one hit by the tornado. We lived a half mile west of 61st and auburn rd., It took everything. It did not start on Burnetts Mound. It started west of Topeka, after it hit our house it killed a couple who lived on Auburn Rd.
We lived at the base of Burnett's mound. My brother and I were in our tractor tire sand box when it started and I remember my mom grabbing us up and pulling us into the basement. BTW they never found the chunk of the capital that was taken by the tornado.
I feel embarrassed for people who actually voice a belief that this had to do with Indian ANYTHING! Indians are well known for PAGAN beliefs. They actually honor the creation rather than The Creator. No better than people who worship graven images made of stone or wood. If anything Indians increase the likelihood of disaster by unknowingly honoring Satan.
@gregatkinson7276, Wrong! I lived here on Wednesday June 8th, 1966. Chief Burnett said that as long as Burnett’s Mound (Indian burial ground) was never disturbed, the city would be protected from any tornado trying to enter the city of Topeka. The problem? In 1959, all the democrats on the Topeka City Council at the Topeka City Council meeting, voted to build a water tank on Burnett’s Mound (disturb Burnetts Mound) despite all the protests at this meeting by republicans. (Basically laughed at, like you are doing right now) They voted to start the construction of this water tower (tank) on Wednesday June 8th, 1960. These city council members were told at this meeting, that they would all be taught a lesson and the Wrath of God would teach them a lesson on the first Wednesday to fall on Wednesday June 8th, which would be on Wednesday June 8th, 1966. When Wednesday June 8th, 1966 came, the Wrath of God taught these Democrats a lesson with the most damning tornado in the nations history with a F-5 tornado. This Tornado went right over the water tank and this tornado lifted only after going through the middle of the entire city. 42:36 into this video says it all in my book!
I had just graduated from high school the month before. My small hometown is just an hour’s drive north of Topeka and we often shopped there. I was angry when they stopped the broadcast of “Lost In Space” to report on the tornado. The report lasted the entire evening. I remember different broadcasters reporting from different parts of the city. We went to Topeka about a month later, and the damage was still visible.
We were there traveling through, I was four, my dad grabbed me threw us in the car at the gas station, he saw it coming. I'm 62 I still remember it well.
I’ll NEVER forget that sound. It sounded like ten freight trains rushing all towards you. I was terrified. I still dream about it. My buddy Dock Higgs died that day. RIP Dock.
From what I learned from this documentary and many others is to NEVER believe in legends that will supposedly "protect" you from bad to even severe weather and if there is ever an event of severe weather. DON'T mingle around, either get the fuck out or take cover. This disaster just proved that anything can happen and no legend can or will protect you. It's sad that lives were lost and many people were injured, I send my deepest condolences to the friends and family who lost someone they deeply cared about.
@EmeraldEyedBabyBee, Wrong! I lived here on Wednesday June 8th, of 1966. Topeka was protected from any tornado entering the city as long as Burnett’s Mound was not disturbed. The problem? In 1959, these Democrats on this Topeka City Council, voted to build this water tank on Burnett’s Mound and start construction of this water tank on Wednesday June 8th, 1960. Despite many republicans protests at this meeting (basically laughed at) I know, because my neighbor attended this Topeka council meeting! He told them that if the Wrath of God would strike, the Wrath of God would teach them a lesson on the first Wednesday to fall on Wednesday June 8th which was going to be on Wednesday June 8th, 1966. (Teach them a lesson) 6 years later! Sure enough, when Wednesday June 8th, 1966 came, the most damaging tornado in the nations history struck on Wednesday, June 8th, 1966. Went right over the water tank and this F-5 tornado went immediately into the sky the minute it went right through the middle of the entire city. 42:36 into this video says it all in my book!
As usual, as the saying goes, before you tear a fence down because you see no reason for it, you should think twice. Someone put it there for a reason.... so men being what they are, in our haste to do something profitable and logical, no one felt it was necessary to pay any attention to some native stories or superstitions when there was no logical reason for it. That's our major weakness as Amurrikins, I think. In California we see this kind of idiocy happen all the time, but then we are a one-party blue state. Do you think a single young woman would remain at their post making connects to other people or if they would just jump on their social media and take pictures to show on Instagram or whatever, TikTok, maybe? Although disasters and wars are a great way to unite a people. These days it's all about slicing and dicing everyone into little tiny groups of individuals who are afraid of each other instead of everyone being Americans first.... I'm surprised that so few of these places in Tornado Alley had storm cellars.... I was through a hurricane in St Thomas and the attitude in St Thomas was always like "well, what can you do?" It was quite remarkable. But you know what? There was no looting or theft that we saw, as tourists. These days forget it. (Hurricane Marilyn, if anyone's interested) Saved by the piano! Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast (or "breast" as it orginally goes). What sounds did that piano make while the winds were whipping around it? Was it still in tune?
Lived right at the base of the mountain on the other side of the highway. I believe it was evening side drive. I was 8 years old. I'll never forget it.
BROTHERS! SINGS OF END OF THE WORLD MORE WORSE THINGS COMING THE ENEMY ATACKING! IT WAS GREAT EARTHQUAKE THE SUN BECAME BLACK AND THE MOON BECAME AS BLOOD AND THE STARS FELL INTO THE EARTH AND THE MOUNTAINS AND ISLANDS MOVED OUT OF THE PLACES! REVELATIONS 6#12-13 THE WORLD WILL BE DARKNESS FOR THOUSAND YEARS You must repent of your sins, pray and study the word of God (the Holy Bible) the end of the world is near.
I remember driving from Kansas City on 470 West around Topeka after the tornado and looking down over the city. I remember thinking of a tall apt building that looked like a dollhouse as one side of the building had been removed. My cousins lived there and their house was not damaged. They described the tornado as sounding like a freight train right over the house. They lived about a mile from where the tornado went through the city.
Mankind is so arrogant to think that we can be God. But we never will be. And it doesn't matter what we build. It doesn't matter how intelligent we are. It doesn't matter how advanced our technology is. We will always be weak and feeble beings, who are vastly underpowered, compared to the power of God.
Alone time ago, they used to say that a telephone pole would just expand and the wheat stock would go through it. Curious where do you work at? I use to live in southeast KS and northeast too.
Nowadays burnetts mound is used by younger people drinking and smoking up there, and downtown topeka still has old abandoned buildings that were hit by the tornado
I was 11 years old in 1966. The tornado had already gone through Topeka and we watched it follow the Shunga creek eastward. It became white and slowly disappeared. We lived east of town near Tecumseh, Kansas. We then immediately drove into town to check on Grandmother and Great-Aunt in East Topeka. We did have a hard time getting around town due to electrical lines on the ground. I remember a house with a tree in the middle of it. Washburn University had beautiful old trees before the tornado. Still had newly planted trees and temporary classrooms when I attended there in 1973.
I was 18 and just returned from Topeka to our base at Forbes. We watched the cloud make its way to Topeka. Nothing could stop it. We were called immediately to load onto buses to return to Topeka. We were distributed throughout the city. I was dropped off at the Schmitz distribution center which was leveled. The strange things that happens were for example, a straw being pushed through a telephone pole or the drunk who went asleep in the alley on main streets and woke up at the college. Was something I will never forget
I don’t mean any disrespect at all, but why do people act so shocked when a tornados comes to their town, in tornado alley? Yes it’s devastating but they always seem so surprised. The operator states she knew about the tornado in another town yet never thought to take preparedness with it so close? Again, acted shocked when it hits. I’m just trying to understand what they are thinking when this happens. Do people get complacent? I know many here in Florida do. They don’t pay much attention and then all hell breaks loose. The difference is that we have days of warnings. I give them respect though for having what it takes to live there in the ally, and rebuild there time and time again
skel760, I lived in Topeka, Kansas and was 6 years old during this tornado. Still do live here. The reason why people were shocked a tornado came that year was because this was the 50th tornado watch that year. That is right, the 50th tornado watch that year. All the other tornadoes that did hit outside of TOPEKA that year, quickly disappeared and went back up in the sky. Only 1 in one thousand tornadoes is a F-5 tornado. No longer did this tornado turn into a F-5 tornado, but this tornado was still the most damaging tornado ever until the Joplin, Missouri F-5 tornado hit in 2011. There has only been two small tornadoes that have hit here in Topeka, Kansas since June 8th of 1966. Very rare for any tornado to hit here.
@@stevenjohnson8571 Thank you for explaining it. It does feel like it happens more than it actually does. I’m terrified of tornados. They’re so unpredictable, so I give residents props for being able to rebuild and continue to live there. I’d be on constant high alert at every storm lol.
@@Non-Serviam300 & skel760, Let me tell you the entire story about Burnett’s Mound. In 1959, the Topeka City Council, full of democrats, voted to start the construction of this water tank on Wednesday, June 8th of 1960. Despite all the protests of republicans at this city council meeting. We’re all basically laughed at by this Topeka city council. My neighbor attended this city council meeting. Chief Burnett said that as long as this Indian burial mound (was never disturbed) Burnett’s Mound would always protect any tornado from entering the city. My neighbor told the Topeka city council at this meeting in 1959, that the Wrath of God would teach this Topeka city council a lesson with a tornado on the next June 8th to fall on a Wednesday, which was on June 8th, 1966. When June 8th 1966 came, The Wrath of God taught these Liberal Democrats with the most damaging tornado in the history of the United States with a F-5 tornado. This F-5 tornado went right over Burnett’s Mound on June 8th, 1966 and went right through the entire middle of the city. The minute this F-5 tornado finished going through the city limits and taught them a lesson, it immediately lifted and went back into the sky. 42:35 into this video says it all in my book!
alrite so.. i got back into watching wwe a few weeks ago after a 12 year hiatus, originally started from 2006-2012, i got back into it cuz now all ppv at pretty much free compared to paying 60 bucks a ppv back then lol and i dont have cable but i got hulu so i can watch the shows the day after airing, i got a question about that tho, Ive noticed i havnt seen becky and rhea and the bigger names wrestle on the tv versions, is this where they been at for these past few weeks? at house shows? lol, ive only seen rhea in segments, cant wait to see how her and becky wrestle at mania
