Kansas State University has started making temporary repairs to buildings damaged by the tornado last week that hit campus.

More than two hundred volunteers signed up with the city of Manhattan Friday to help clean up neighborhoods that suffered damages in the tornado and heavy storms Wednesday evening.

CHAPMAN — When the tornado hit the middle school, it sounded like the freight train that passed by Katrina Arensman's home every day, speeding by on its track with no intention and no means of stopping. In fact, Arensman said, she thought it was the train until her ears started popping and someone told her that what she heard was a tornado, categorized as F-3 or greater, destroying the school around them.

The tornado that struck Manhattan Wednesday night, causing millions of dollars in damage, peaked at an EF4 classification, authorities have deter- mined.

Kansas State University took an estimated $20 million hit from Wednesday night's storm.

At least 30 westside homes and two major businesses were destroyed when a fast-moving tornado swept through Manhattan late Wednesday night.

Despite this morning's respite from last night's wild weather, forecasters are predicting more thunderstorms to hit the area this evening, possibly complicating local clean-up efforts.

Lee Elementary school sustained damage from last night's storm with broken windows and damage to its roof.

As Manhattan residents continued recovery from last week's hail storm, a fresh spate of weather came through the city Wednesday, as a tornado caused destruction around the city.