Weekend Storms Damage Wichita Manufacturers

Bethany Whitfield

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 09:29 PM ET

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** A NASA satellite image captures the storm
system as it sweeps through the Great Plains.**

Key Takeaways:

Severe storms swept through Wichita, causing damage to several manufacturers, with no injuries reported.
Spirit AeroSystems sustained damage to multiple buildings from a tornado and expects temporary production delays, although no aircraft parts were harmed.
Hawker Beechcraft facilities experienced limited damage that will not affect overall production.
The storm system brought an unusual number of tornadoes to Kansas, leaving 11,000 people without power and causing an estimated $238 million in damages in the Wichita area.

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A handful of Wichita manufacturers are assessing the damage caused by severe storms that swept through the Great Plains region over the weekend.

While no injuries have been attributed to the bad weather outbreak, Spirit AeroSystems, which builds fuselages for Boeing, sustained damage in multiple buildings after a tornado moved through its facilities on Saturday. The company reports that no aircraft parts were damaged, but says it expects temporary delays as employees work to return production at the plant to full capacity.