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In the afternoon hours of April 26, 1991, a large and devastating tornado moved 46 miles (74 km) through areas southeast of Wichita, located in the state of Kansas.The tornado killed seventeen, injured over two hundred others, and left an estimated $300 million ($700,058,432 in 2024) of damage in its wake.
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.
One of the most intense Plains outbreaks on record, produced five violent tornadoes in Oklahoma and Kansas. A very violent F5 tornado killed 17 people in the Wichita metropolitan area at Andover, Kansas, destroying an entire mobile-home park. A long-tracked F4 tornado near Red Rock, Oklahoma, produced Doppler-indicated winds into the F5 range ...
From 1950 to 2023, the average tornadoes Kansas saw per year was 61. “We’re not too far off that, and we’re only through May right now,” Pearce said. ... Wichita weather outlook.
At least four people were injured and hundreds of buildings damaged after two tornadoes hit the Wichita, Kansas, area Friday evening, officials said.
A powerful tornado struck Andover, Kansas, on Friday evening, leaving a trail of destruction, knocking out power for thousands, but reportedly causing only a handful of injuries. Dramatic footage ...
The outbreak produced at least 64 tornadoes across the region, including four violent tornadoes; two tornadoes, which touched down north and west of Wichita, Kansas, were both rated F5, including the tornado that struck Hesston. In Nebraska, several strong tornadoes touched down across the southern and central portion of the state, including an ...
A tornado watch was issued through 7 p.m. Saturday for a large swath of Kansas, including Wichita. More severe weather now is anticipated than what was previously forecast.. The National Weather ...