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Jun 18, 2026 | 11:49 AM

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Mid America destroyed by tornado

No one was injured... but wow,

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-n...150335395.html

Jun 18, 2026 | 12:37 PM

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Damned tragic, but glad nobody was injured.

Jun 18, 2026 | 12:59 PM

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Dang, that’s going to be a big blow to the industry and hobby. So sad. I wonder what cars were in the museum portion.

Jun 18, 2026 | 01:01 PM

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Damn. I hate seeing an American business get bushwhacked like that.

Jun 18, 2026 | 01:04 PM

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Jun 18, 2026 | 01:05 PM

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Dayum, that’s tragic.

Jun 18, 2026 | 01:23 PM

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Thats terrible. My daughter and I were in Kansas City Saturday night and rode out a Tornado in my C6 coupe. Its no place to be.

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Jun 18, 2026 | 01:32 PM

LouieM

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Good God, "leveled" is the word for that. How tragic. At least the owner said nobody was hurt and the building can be rebuilt.

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Jun 18, 2026 | 01:39 PM

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Thankfully, no humans were hurt but that "hurts"!!!

Jun 18, 2026 | 03:02 PM

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We stopped there on our road trip from SoCal to Carlisle in 2021.
Mike and his staff treated us very well.
Hope they can rebuild.

Jun 18, 2026 | 04:40 PM

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Very sad. The Yagers are a huge part of the Corvette Community. Sorry to see them get hit so hard. Glad nobody was hurt. My thoughts are with the Yager family. Hope they can rebuild quickly.

Jun 19, 2026 | 04:03 AM

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If nobody was hurt, and assuming they have insurance, then the only true loss is the stuff in the museum.
Still, a sh!++y thing to happen to a great member of the community.
Sorry to see it.

Jun 19, 2026 | 11:48 AM

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Jun 19, 2026 | 12:35 PM

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I saw it last night on CBS national news. There was a live feed from the site. Very glad no one was injured. It's amazing that the establishment next door was untouched. Jerry

Jun 19, 2026 | 01:41 PM

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Just brutal. Sorry Mid America is forced to go through the mess.

Jun 19, 2026 | 01:48 PM

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I can't imagine this happening to anyone... In one moment all you have built, saved, and worked for is gone.......

Jun 19, 2026 | 01:56 PM

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I can't imagine this happening to anyone... In one moment all you have built, saved, and worked for is gone.......

Hopefully they were fully insured, but even with that it's going to be heartbreaking.

Jun 19, 2026 | 03:06 PM

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Tragic loss for them and our community. I would bet that place was stocked full of parts we may never see available again. Maybe we should form a search team to look at the fields for a couple miles around that area to recover lost parts. They built a very. nice family business. So sad to see it wiped out.