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Tornado memories - Jimmy
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DescriptionThree page typewritten document submitted after 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 Jimmy (no last name), who was 13 years old in 1966; his parents' house was the only one in the neighborhood that had a basement, so remembers there being about a dozen people in the basement; decided to study tornadoes after that day and went on to become a weather specialist in the US Air Force and retired as a Weather Specialist
Creator[no last name], JimmySubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narratives1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)DateJune 2011FormatPDFLanguageEnglish
Creator[no last name], JimmySubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narratives1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)DateJune 2011FormatPDFLanguageEnglishGeographic Location
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[no last name], Jimmy, Tornado memories - Jimmy (June 2011). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 11/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6845