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Photos: Here’s what Andover looks like the morning after tornado

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Tornado cuts through Sedgwick County and Andover, Kansas

An EF-3 tornado touched down in south-central Kansas on April 29, 2022, leaving damage in its wake, but few injuries. Residents in the Wichita area, Andover and Sedgwick and Butler counties are picking up the pieces.

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Here’s what parts of Andover look like the morning after a tornado tore through town.

So far, only minor injuries have been reported. Officials don’t yet have a damage estimate.

Wichita firefighters search what’s left of John’s Animal World after a tornado hit it on April 29, 2022. This building is directly north of the Andover YMCA. (April 30, 2022)
Wichita firefighters search what’s left of John’s Animal World after a tornado hit it on April 29, 2022. This building is directly north of the Andover YMCA. (April 30, 2022) Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle
Wichita firefighters fist-bump 7-year-old Camden Oyewole while searing an area north of the Andover YMCA after a tornado hit it on April 29, 2022. Oyewole is a first-grader at Prairie Creek Elementary. (April 30, 2022)
Wichita firefighters fist-bump 7-year-old Camden Oyewole while searing an area north of the Andover YMCA after a tornado hit it on April 29, 2022. Oyewole is a first-grader at Prairie Creek Elementary. (April 30, 2022) Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle
Wichita firefighters search whatÕs left of JohnÕs Animal World after a tornado hit it on April 29, 2022. This building is directly north of the Andover YMCA. (April 30, 2022)
Wichita firefighters search whatÕs left of JohnÕs Animal World after a tornado hit it on April 29, 2022. This building is directly north of the Andover YMCA. (April 30, 2022) Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle
Wichita firefighters search whatÕs left of JohnÕs Animal World after a tornado hit it on April 29, 2022. This building is directly north of the Andover YMCA. (April 30, 2022)
Wichita firefighters search whatÕs left of JohnÕs Animal World after a tornado hit it on April 29, 2022. This building is directly north of the Andover YMCA. (April 30, 2022) Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle
Wichita firefighters search an area north of the Andover YMCA after a tornado hit it on April 29, 2022. (April 30, 2022)
Wichita firefighters search an area north of the Andover YMCA after a tornado hit it on April 29, 2022. (April 30, 2022) Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle
The Andover YMCA was hit by a tornado on April 29, 2022. (April 30, 2022)
The Andover YMCA was hit by a tornado on April 29, 2022. (April 30, 2022) Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle

This story was originally published April 30, 2022 at 10:27 AM with the headline "Photos: Here’s what Andover looks like the morning after tornado."

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Marcia Werts
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Marcia Werts is managing editor of Kansas.com and The Wichita Eagle.
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Tornado cuts through Sedgwick County and Andover, Kansas

An EF-3 tornado touched down in south-central Kansas on April 29, 2022, leaving damage in its wake, but few injuries. Residents in the Wichita area, Andover and Sedgwick and Butler counties are picking up the pieces.

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