An F-5 tornado with winds estimated at 260 mph hit a Wichita suburb and Andover, Kansas, killing 17 people. The vortex was on the ground for 69 miles and was about a third of a mile wide.

On Friday, April 26, 1991, a tornado outbreak hit the central United States. The outbreak produced at least 55 tornadoes, lasted 19 hours, and killed 21 people. The most powerful tornado from the ...

But the most devastating tornado was the one that hit Andover and south-central Kansas. In south-central Kansas, 19 people died, and 298 people were injured in the storms that day.

Andover was hit by a tornado in April 1991 that killed 17 people. Russell said it will take time for Andover to recover from the latest storm. “The city of Andover will be affected by this for ...

That all changed on April 26, 1991. Tornado Alley witnessed an outbreak so large in scope that even veteran observers were stunned: 55 tornadoes touched down, from Texas to Minnesota, and 30 of ...

Drone footage shows the Andover, Kansas, tornado exhibiting a "corkscrew vortex" before destroying homes on the afternoon of April 29, 2022. The date April 29, 2022, will forever be a day that is ...

How it happened: The 1991 Andover tornado. By Haylen Wilhite. Published: Apr. 26, 2024 at 8:36 AM CDT WICHITA ... Wichita, KS 67219 (316) 838-1212; KWCH Public Inspection File.

On this date back in 1991, the infamous "Andover Tornado" tore through south central Kansas. The tornado was rated an F5 and killed 17 people, 13 of which were in the Golden Spur mobile home park.

But 17 people were killed, 13 at Andover and four at Wichita, by an EF-5 tornado that struck those cities on April 26, 1991. The latter twister is part of the following list of seven Kansas killer ...

The storm tore through Andover about 31 years after an even more devastating tornado. On April 26, 1991, an F5 twister, the highest rating possible, roared through parts of the city, killing 17 ...

Today, Kansas City’s four professional sports franchises have announced a joint effort to help victims of the devastating tornado that ripped through Andover, Kansas last week.The tornado that ...

The most powerful tornado from the outbreak was an F5 that destroyed a large portion of Andover, Kansas. Storm reports from April 26, 1991. Courtesy of NOAA/Wikipedia ...