The Forces of Nature exhibit currently on display through January 9th at the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka showcases our state’s extreme weather conditions--including tornados, droughts, floods, and fires--and how Kansans have responded to them. The exhibit features an audio booth where visitors can record their own Kansas weather stories. Five of these stories are now part of the Historical Society's permanent historical collections and are featured here on Kansas Memory. Click on the audio icons below to listen to the stories. For more audio and video recordings on Kansas Memory see Collections--Audio-visual. Topeka resident David H. Fisher, Jr. relates his experience during the June 8, 1966, tornado in Topeka.  A fireman in Mullinsville, ten miles west of Greensburg, in Kiowa County, Ron Clayton describes his experience as a first responder to the May 4, 2007, EF5 tornado that destroyed Greensburg.  Thomas Holmquist describes a 2007 flood on his farm in Saline County near Smolan.   Marlysue Esping-Holmquist, wife of Thomas Holmquist, farms in Saline County near Smolan. She describes the history of their farm and the chance involved in its allotment in a flood plain near Dry Creek in 1868.  Teresa Bachman of El Dorado gives a first hand account of the June 10, 1958, tornado in El Dorado. The tornado killed thirteen people and destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes. Additional audio recordings will appear on Kansas Memory as we add new content. Use the category Type of Material--Audio or Collections--Audio-visual to check back for new audio uploads.