On the night of June 11th, at 10:20pm, a category F-3 tornado at least a half-mile wide devastated the small town of Chapman, Kansas. It left one person dead and created an estimated $70 million in damages. Nearly 70 homes, including the town’s two churches, a funeral home, the elementary, middle and high schools were reduced to rubble. Another 215 homes were damaged as a result of the twister. This set of images was taken three weeks after the storm hit. A sign supporting the Fighting Irish of Chapman High School is posted on a residential street in Chapman, Kansas.

This home shows the devestating impact of an F-3 tornado that hit Chapman, Kansas on June 11, 2008.

The interior of a damaged home in Chapman, KS.

A damaged home in Chapman, KS.

On the night of June 11th, at 10:20pm, a category F-3 tornado at least a half-mile wide devastated the small town of Chapman, Kansas. It left one person dead and created an estimated $70 million in damages. Nearly 70 homes, including the town’s two churches, a funeral home, the elementary, middle and high schools were reduced to rubble. Another 215 homes were damaged as a result of the twister. Here, an interior wall of a home, it's roof ripped off, frames the damage outside on a residential block.

A damaged home in Chapman, KS.

The view from inside a damaged home waiting to be knocked down.

Chapman High School library.

Two residents take a break during clean up efforts in Chapman, Kansas.

A home is blown off it's foundation.