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As the tornado neared Homewood, it took on a visible multi-vortex shape and would loft gravestones in the air. As it passed near areas around Spring Hill, the tornado leveled numerous buildings and killed seven people in Kansas before crossing state lines into Missouri, where the worst damage would be observed in the Martin City area. The ...
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 of the deadliest tornado outbreak sequences in US history. An F5 killed 23 people in Kansas. One tornado family in Illinois killed 101 people alone. A long-track tornado killed 67 people, mostly in Kentucky. (63 significant, 15 violent, 35 killer) May 1918 tornado outbreak sequence: May 18–21, 1918: Central-Northern Great Plains – Upper ...
The total includes a fatal tornado that killed one person in Westmoreland and destroyed least 22 homes and damaged 13 more. Westmoreland is about 2 1/2 hours from Wichita. Westmoreland is about 2 ...
Tornado outbreak of April 28–29, 1950; Tornado outbreak of June 19, 1951; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 25–27, 1951; Tornado outbreak of May 21–24, 1952; 1953 Waco tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of May 29, 1953; 1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of May 19–22, 1957; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–23, 1957
The tornado crossed the Kansas Turnpike about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the South Wichita Interchange. [91] In eastern Wichita, some well-built houses in the Greenwich Heights Subdivision were completely leveled, indicative of strong F3 to F4 damage. Four people were killed at this location. [92]
Last month's Andover tornado stirs up memories of past Kansas killer twisters at Topeka, Udall, Greensburg, Andover, Hesston, Irving and Lake Pomona.
The tornado ended northeast of Sweetwater, Oklahoma, or just south of Dempsey. F4 damage occurred in both Texas and Oklahoma. 13 farm homes were destroyed, some of which were swept away. 100 cattle were killed and a car was carried 700 feet (0.13 mi). Two people were killed on the Oklahoma side of the path, and 18 were injured along both states.