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Tornado memories - David Perkins
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DescriptionTwo page typewritten document submitted as part of the "Remember the Topeka Tornado of '66" event held at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library on June 3, 2003; tells the personal memories of David Perkins, who was 26 years old in 1966; Perkins was a volunteer weather watcher and was operating the weather radar scope at Billard Airport when the storm hit; weather station had no basement, so sheltered under a heavy desk; recalls watching the tornado change from black to white when it crossed the river; worked rescue and patrol and was up for 3 days and nights; grandmother was one of the fatalities
CreatorPerkins, DavidSubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narrativesDisaster reliefPhilip Billard Municipal Airport1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglish
CreatorPerkins, DavidSubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narrativesDisaster reliefPhilip Billard Municipal Airport1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglishGeographic Location
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Perkins, David, Tornado memories - David Perkins (2003). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 11/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6587