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The tornado is the deadliest to strike the Kansas City metropolitan area, and was the deadliest worldwide in 1957. The tornado was rated F5 on the Fujita scale, the first of three worldwide to receive this rating in 1957. The tornado touched down near Williamsburg at 7:15 p.m., headed northeast.
In the United States, the year started off somewhat slow with a below average number of tornadoes through the first three months. However, the El Niño pattern that was in place during that period weakened in April; the pattern shift caused the more traditional Tornado Alley zone to rapidly become extremely favorable for tornado outbreaks, and several large outbreaks occurred in late spring.
The week of May 20–26, 1957, was the most prolific in terms of tornado activity recorded to date. [18] On May 20–21, an upper-level trough traversed the Central United States. As it did so, a significant tornado outbreak took place over portions of Kansas , Nebraska , Missouri , and Oklahoma.
A resident of an apartment building whose bedroom overlooks Union Station had set up a camera to livestream the parade and rally Wednesday. He inadvertently captured the first moments of the shooting.
List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, June 18, 2024 [a] EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time Path length Max width EFU NNW of Eminence: Finney: KS: 20:46 0.01 mi (0.016 km) 10 yd (9.1 m) A tornado was recorded in pictures and video.
The claim: Video shows Dallas tornados in 2024. An Oct. 11 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows a series of tornado clips."Tornado in Dallas," reads text superimposed over the video ...
From May 19–22, 1957, a tornado outbreak took place across the US Central Plains.A total of 59 tornadoes were reported from Colorado to the Mississippi Valley. [note 1] [note 2] The most destructive tornado of the severe weather event—likely part of a long-lived family—was rated at F5, the highest level, and is often called the Ruskin Heights tornado, after the site of its worst damage ...
One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, destroying houses, RVs and outbuildings, authorities said. Pottawatomie County ...