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U.S. Weather Bureau Severe Local Storms Unit relocated to Kansas City. Paseo Bridge opens; 1955 The city gains its first major professional sports team when the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League relocate to Kansas City; H. Roe Bartle becomes mayor. 1956 - First runway opens at Kansas City Industrial Airport, now KCI; 1957 Kansas ...
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.
More isolated activity occurred over the next three days, but strong tornadoes continued to bring destructive and deadly weather. On April 13, an isolated, but strong F2 tornado struck rural Saline County, Kansas. [17] The next day, a large, 833 yd (762 m) wide F3 tornado hit the towns of Alma, Dyer, and Mulberry, Arkansas, injuring three. [18]
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The industrial districts which border the Kansas River in Kansas City were protected by a 10 m (33 ft) dike which was equipped with floodgates at each tributary and topped by an 2.4 m (7.9 ft) wall, which was designed to manage a flood 1.5 m (4.9 ft) higher than the June 1903 flood. The onset of floodwaters reached Kansas City, Kansas on July ...
The weather service’s Storm Prediction Center has included Kansas City and most of Missouri in an area at a slight risk of severe weather. Scattered storms will again be possible Friday evening ...
Rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast this weekend in the Kansas City area. While widespread severe weather is unlikely, here’s were the stronger storms are possible. ...
Storm hit the western edge of town. [10] The tornado is not listed as significant by Grazulis. [9] F1: E of Medicine Park: Comanche: 0030 0.1 miles (0.16 km) Three people were injured as a tornado unroofed a barn and destroyed two trailers. [10] F1: S of Temple: Cotton: 0043 0.1 miles (0.16 km) Brief touchdown. F1: SW of Central High: Comanche ...