Since 1950, more than 300 tornadoes have been reported in the Kansas City metro area, but none of them compare to what happened on the evening of May 20, 1957. It’s now known simply in Kansas City as the Ruskin Heights tornado. And 64 years later, it’s still utterly astonishing to see the destruction the…
Thursday marks 64 years since the most destructive and deadliest tornado in Kansas City history
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Thursday marks 64 years since the worst weather disasters on record for Kansas City. On the evening of May 20, 1957, a F5 tornado touched down southwest of Kansas City and traveled a distance of 71 miles, according to the National Weather Service, causing major construction from when it touched down…
Homes damaged in Johnson County, Kansas, after reports of tornado touchdown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Kansas City area on Monday, spawning at least one brief tornado touchdown that damaged homes and downed fences and tree limbs. The National Weather Service said on Twitter that law enforcement reported a tornado had touched down in rural southeast Johnson County south of Overland Park,…