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The Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1966 [nb 1] [nb 2] was a series of tornado outbreaks which occurred between June 2 and June 12. The nearly two week event of severe weather was mainly concentrated in the Midwestern (Great Plains) region of the United States, but was widely spread out to areas as far south as Texas and Florida, and as far east as New York.
By 3:06 a.m. on Thursday, December 16, the Four County Fire had reached a burned area of approximately 96,000 acres (39,000 ha) and satellites had detected heat from the wildfire seven miles away near Russell, Kansas. [11] Due to the wildfires and strong winds, 24 out of the 105 counties in Kansas issued local disaster declarations.
Map of the United States with Kansas highlighted. Kansas is a state located in the Midwestern United States.According to the 2023 United States Census estimate its population is 2,940,546 and Kansas has a growth rate of 0.09% annually, which ranks 31st among all 50 states.
The Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 14SA1, is an archaeological site located in a rural area between Salina and New Cambria, Kansas, United States. [2] [3] As a National Historic Landmark, it is an important Central Plains habitation site, with an unusually well-preserved burial complex. It is on ...
Here's how 21 incorporated cities in Kansas — including Topeka, Grenola, Argonia, Council Grove and Gas — got their interesting and unique names.
Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.Its county seat is Goodland. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,927. [2] Sherman County was created by the Legislature of 1873, and named after general William Sherman, a general during the American Civil War.
These structures at 114, 116 and 118 S.E. 7th, once owned by early Black Topeka newspaper editor Nick Chiles, were on a list the Kansas Preservation Alliance put out Monday of the state's Most ...
Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Description 1: Funston Home: September 3, 1971 (#71000301) April 21, 1995: 14 South Washington: Iola: Boyhood home of General Frederick Funston. Damaged during a storm in April, 1994.