Many buildings and structures in the town were extensively damaged; most of the downtown area was obliterated and over 60 homes were destroyed.

[7] The American Red Cross estimated that 75 percent of homes had major damage or were destroyed.

School buildings and churches took extensive damage and at least 200 people were displaced from the town.

[8] Sharon Watson, public affairs director for the Kansas Army National Guard, said the damage was "very reminiscent of Greensburg", a small city in southwestern Kansas that was similarly damaged during the tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007.

In the episode, the show arrived to assist an Iraq War veteran, his wife and their four young children, who were among those left homeless by the tornado.

In addition to rebuilding the Tutwiler home, a coalition of builders, volunteers, and crew of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition helped neighbors with furniture and some rebuilding, and they built the town's first community center that could also be used as a safe shelter for tornado protection.

[9] By the end of 2009, the Tutwiler family had placed their house on the market, saying they wanted to leave the town of Chapman, citing "scrutiny and ill feelings" from several Chapman residents who claimed the family did not deserve the makeover had made residing in their new home extremely difficult.

The violent and long-lived wedge tornado was on the ground for 25.09 miles (40.38 km) and lasted for at least 90 minutes, producing at least mid-range EF4 damage at its most intense point.

To the southeast of Chapman, a home was shifted off its foundation at EF1 intensity before the tornado dissipated shortly after 8:30 p.m.

The tornado reached a maximum width of one half-mile wide along its path, and damaged or destroyed roughly 20 homes in Dickinson County.

No fatalities were incurred, but eight people suffered minor injuries as a result of this tornado.

[15][16][17] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.86 square miles (2.23 km2), all land.

[18] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

In the early 1960s, he opted to become a hobo and travel across the United States in freight trains.

Joseph Henry Engle was a retired U.S. Air Force Major General and a former NASA astronaut.

[33] He set up his retail and mail order shop for new and used comics in Concordia, Kansas, in the late 1930s.

Henry Varnum Poor was an American architect, painter, sculptor, muralist, and potter.

[35] Poor designed the "Crow House" on South Mountain Road in New City, New York for himself, and designed houses or home renovations for Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, John Houseman, Burgess Meredith and Maxwell Anderson.