I've been in Kansas for 25 years, and last night was the first time I've ever been afraid of a tornado. After the first report of this monster a few miles away, the faces on my neighbors (sitting on our porches, true KS style) changed from "get the beer" to "get inside, now"
“The crisis on Pine Ridge is a collision of nature, poverty & inadequate infrastructure. No sooner were Pine Ridge’s highways mostly cleared of snow than temps shot up, & the rush of newly melted water overflowed from creeks and rivers.” via @NYTimes https://t.co/4DMp9yntbr