Plains states brace for twister outbreak
WICHITA , Kan. — Tornadoes dropped onto the Great Plains on Thursday after forecasters had warned of a potentially historic outbreak, causing some damage and spooking a pair of circus elephants in Kansas that escaped their enclosure.
The storm apparently frightened the animals, which wandered around the town of WaKeeney, said Trego County Sheriff Richard Schneider . One of the animals remained on the loose Thur...
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