![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A home in southwest Missouri badly damaged by a powerful tornado that tore through the area May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDUvMTEvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLXNlbmVjYS1taXNzb3VyaS1tYXktMTEtMjAwOC1hLWhvbWUtaW4tc291dGh3ZXN0LWUwZjE0Mi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A home in southwest Missouri badly damaged by a powerful tornado that tore through the area May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA")
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A home...
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![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A powerful tornado tossed cars, trucks, and vans into farm fields, along side roads, and in a small business area May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDUvMTEvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLXNlbmVjYS1taXNzb3VyaS1tYXktMTEtMjAwOC1hLXBvd2VyZnVsLXRvcm5hZG8tODVhNGNkLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A powerful tornado tossed cars, trucks, and vans into farm fields, along side roads, and in a small business area May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA")
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A powe...
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![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A powerful late afternoon tornado turned a feed store into a shambles May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDUvMTEvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLXNlbmVjYS1taXNzb3VyaS1tYXktMTEtMjAwOC1hLXBvd2VyZnVsLWxhdGUtYWZ0ZXJub29uLTk2ZTUwNC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A powerful late afternoon tornado turned a feed store into a shambles May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA")
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A powe...
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![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- Vehicles were flipped and crushed and roofs were torn off house and other structures by a powerful tornado that tore through the area May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDUvMTEvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLXNlbmVjYS1taXNzb3VyaS1tYXktMTEtMjAwOC12ZWhpY2xlcy13ZXJlLWZsaXBwZWQtOTgxM2Y5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- Vehicles were flipped and crushed and roofs were torn off house and other structures by a powerful tornado that tore through the area May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA")
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- Vehicl...
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![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- Cars were destroyed by a powerful tornado that swept through the area May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDUvMTEvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLXNlbmVjYS1taXNzb3VyaS1tYXktMTEtMjAwOC1jYXJzLXdlcmUtZGVzdHJveWVkLTk5YmFmZi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- Cars were destroyed by a powerful tornado that swept through the area May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA")
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- Cars w...
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![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- Wreckage of a bridal shop and feed store, destroyed by a tornado May 10 that damaged other structures in the area. Michael Raphael/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDUvMTEvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLXNlbmVjYS1taXNzb3VyaS1tYXktMTEtMjAwOC13cmVja2FnZS1vZi1hLWJyaWRhbC05ZjUyZTktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- Wreckage of a bridal shop and feed store, destroyed by a tornado May 10 that damaged other structures in the area. Michael Raphael/FEMA")
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- Wrecka...
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![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- Betty Geary of Seneca explains her situation, that the May 10 tornado destroyed her uninsured home, garage and farm buildings. DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and FEMA Administrator David Paulison meet with Mrs. Geary after touring the devastated area by air from Picher, Oklahoma, and hard-hit areas including Granby and Newtonia, Missouri. Michael Raphael/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDUvMTMvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLXNlbmVjYS1taXNzb3VyaS1tYXktMTMtMjAwOC1iZXR0eS1nZWFyeS1vZi1zZW5lY2EtNzg4NDFjLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- Betty Geary of Seneca explains her situation, that the May 10 tornado destroyed her uninsured home, garage and farm buildings. DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and FEMA Administrator David Paulison meet with Mrs. Geary after touring the devastated area by air from Picher, Oklahoma, and hard-hit areas including Granby and Newtonia, Missouri. Michael Raphael/FEMA")
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- Betty ...
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![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and FEMA Administrator David Paulison talk with Betty Geary of Seneca about her experiences with the May 10 tornado. They are shown the wreckage of her home and other buildings on the widow's farm just west of highway 43 south of Joplin. Michael Raphael/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDUvMTMvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLXNlbmVjYS1taXNzb3VyaS1tYXktMTMtMjAwOC1kaHMtc2VjcmV0YXJ5LW1pY2hhZWwtOGMwZGQzLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and FEMA Administrator David Paulison talk with Betty Geary of Seneca about her experiences with the May 10 tornado. They are shown the wreckage of her home and other buildings on the widow's farm just west of highway 43 south of Joplin. Michael Raphael/FEMA")
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- DHS Se...
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![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff (c) speaks at a press conference at the Seneca farm of Betty Geary, who lost her home and other buildings to the May 10 tornado. FEMA Administrator David Paulison(r) took an aerial and walking tour of damaged areas that stretch from Picher, Oklahoma, to Purdy, Missouri. Michael Raphael/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDUvMTMvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLXNlbmVjYS1taXNzb3VyaS1tYXktMTMtMjAwOC1kaHMtc2VjcmV0YXJ5LW1pY2hhZWwtMjdiZGQ0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff (c) speaks at a press conference at the Seneca farm of Betty Geary, who lost her home and other buildings to the May 10 tornado. FEMA Administrator David Paulison(r) took an aerial and walking tour of damaged areas that stretch from Picher, Oklahoma, to Purdy, Missouri. Michael Raphael/FEMA")
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- DHS Se...
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![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator David Paulison (center) describes what he saw during the aerial and walking tours with DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff (r) at a press conference at Betty Geary's farm in Seneca. They toured the area from Picher, Oklahoma, to Granby and Newtonia, Missouri. Michael Raphael/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDUvMTMvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLXNlbmVjYS1taXNzb3VyaS1tYXktMTMtMjAwOC1mZW1hLWFkbWluaXN0cmF0b3ItZDFhYjUxLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator David Paulison (center) describes what he saw during the aerial and walking tours with DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff (r) at a press conference at Betty Geary's farm in Seneca. They toured the area from Picher, Oklahoma, to Granby and Newtonia, Missouri. Michael Raphael/FEMA")
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- FEMA A...
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![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- Bryon Boka, right, speaks with Betty Geary at her tornado-ravaged farm as part of the Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment. Candy Adams of SEMA and Bill Morris of SBA [right and left center] take part in the PDA in southwest Missouri where the May 10 storm damaged and destroyed numerous homes. Michael Raphael/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDUvMTMvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLXNlbmVjYS1taXNzb3VyaS1tYXktMTMtMjAwOC1icnlvbi1ib2thLXJpZ2h0LXNwZWFrcy02ZjViM2UtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- Bryon Boka, right, speaks with Betty Geary at her tornado-ravaged farm as part of the Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment. Candy Adams of SEMA and Bill Morris of SBA [right and left center] take part in the PDA in southwest Missouri where the May 10 storm damaged and destroyed numerous homes. Michael Raphael/FEMA")
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- Bryon ...
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