Dallas ? Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway received a phone call from his wife on Sunday morning informing him of the tornadic winds that hit Lawrence early this morning.

“Around the outlet where I live so many tree limbs are down, you couldn’t get out,” said Hemenway, who said later this afternoon he would make a decision on whether or not KU would have classes Monday. “A number of roofs are damaged. We had some windows knocked out of our house”

Hemenway, who is in Dallas watching Kansas play Texas in the Big 12 championship game, said the roof to Danforth Chapel on campus was damaged, but was relieved to know from all the information he could gather that there were no serious injuries to Lawrence citizens.

“That’s the important thing,” he said of learning there were no deaths. “The most difficult situation is our computer center had considerable damage. We had to shut down all computing systems. As of now, we have no power.

“We are accessing the situation as far as classrooms, if we don’t have power if would be difficult to have class,” Hemenway continued. “The hope is we will hold classes.”

Hemenway said a command center had been set up through KU provost David Shulenburger.

On a personal note, Hemenway’s father was en route to Trinity Lutheran church Sunday when the storm hit.

“My dad got there inside before it hit. When my wife got there she said they had no power.”

KU Athletics Director Lew Perkins said some bleachers at Arrocha Ballpark did some damage to the Jayhawks softball complex and that a fence at Hoglund Ballpark was knocked over, but the new scoreboard in right field of the baseball diamond was not damaged.

Also Allen Fieldhouse was in good shape.

“We don’t have any electricity at the Fieldhouse, but Allen Fieldhouse is fine,” Perkins said.

Preliminary reports indicate more than $1 million in damage to KU.