Kansas City Tornados

By crieben
  • Tornado in May 1917

    Tornado in May 1917

    118 farms, homes and businesses were destroyed. In Andale, 12 were killed as half the town was damaged. In Sedgwick, 8 were killed. Two were killed near McLain and one in Elbing in Northwest Butler County. At the time, it was the fastest tornado on record. With a track 65 miles long, this meant the tornado was in progress for 1 hour.
  • Tornado in May 1927

    Tornado in May 1927

    The tornado was 2 miles wide and ran for 95 miles across 4 different counties. there was 750,000 dollars in damage
  • Tornado April 1942

    Tornado April 1942

    . Three entire families were killed with all farm buildings swept from their foundations along with several inches of top soil. It was considered the worst disaster in the history of this small town since the Cheyenne Indian river.
  • Tornado May 1955

    Tornado May 1955

    The deadliest Tornado in Kansas history. There was 2.225 million dollars in damage. The tornado was moving so fast that it caused the funnel glow and make light.
  • Tornado May 1957

    Tornado May 1957

    This tornado crossed the kansas/missouri border. There were 7 people killed and 31 people injured. The damage was 2.5 million dollars.