Hoisington tornado path aerial shots  4/21/01  (photos by Jon Davies, taken 4/29/01)

(Thanks to Dan Lane of Raytheon for taking me up in a Beech Bonanza).  See also close up map of damage path through Hoisington, and full view of damage path.

<looking SE, F4 damage (now cleaned up slabs) was near center of photo.

<closer shot of F4 damage area looking ESE, now largely cleaned up one week after the tornado.

<view looking ENE along the 3/8 mile wide path.

<wide view looking E.  It's not hard to see that the tornado destroyed nearly 1/3rd of the town, centered on the north side.  It is truly amazing that only one person died with the tornado striking after dark.