Per the NWS summary: one man, 69 years of age, was killed when a minivan fell on him. Susan Burton reports on Prom Night 2001 in Hoisington, Kansas, a town of about 3,000.
The National Weather Service has rated the Tornado F4 on the Fujita scale in Hoisington. Hoisington, KS is a Very High Risk area for tornados. When they emerged from the dance, they discovered what had happened, and in the weeks that followed, they tried to explain to themselves why the tornado hit where it did. Please try another search.Multiple locations were found.
One fatality has been reported along with 28 injuries (2 critical). The path length was 5 miles and max width 660 yards. While the seniors danced, a tornado hit the town, destroying about a third of it. (25 minutes)“Tornado on the Dance Floor” by Greg Hill, Matt Shupe and Jason Bitner (written for This American Life)A whole country gets obsessed with rescuing a missing girl.Reporter Annie Correal hangs around with Sol Saltzman, a demolition guy who’s scrambling for bids around Oklahoma City, to help clean up damage from the recent tornados.This week Southerners were still digging out in the wake of last week's tornados.In her forties, Jill Ciment wrote about the love of her life.Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Hyder Akbar was a teenager living with his family in the Bay Area when president Hamid Karzai asked Hyder's dad to return to Afghanistan and become an official in the new government. The total path length was approximately 5 miles and the path width was approximately 3/8 of a mile. A F4 tornado occurred on this day in 2001 in Barton County, KS in the city of Hoisington. Risk Level: Very High When they emerged from the dance, they discovered what had happened, and in the weeks that followed, they tried to explain to themselves why the tornado hit where it did. Please select one of the following:The tornado that affected Barton County on April 21st touched down in Southwest Hoisington...on the edge of the city limits. Prom While the seniors danced at Prom Night 2001 in Hoisington, Kansas—a town of about 3,000—a tornado hit the town, destroying about a third of it. This is the ninth anniversary of the Hoisington tornado, which so easily could have earned a place among the deadliest twisters in Kansas history. The tornado that affected Barton County on April 21st touched down in Southwest Hoisington...on the edge of the city limits. *Tornado risk is calculated from the destruction path that has occured within 30 miles of the location. There were 28 injuries reported and 1 fatality. The tornado then turned to the North/Northeast. The tornado moved Northeast after hitting Hoisington for approximately 2 miles and was rated F2 after leaving Hoisington. According to records, the largest tornado in the Hoisington area was an F4 in 1950 that caused 1 injuries and 0 deaths. Remembering the Hoisington Tornado: April 21, 2001. Just before lifting, the tornado caused F0 to F1 damage. Susan Burton Susan Burton reports on Prom Night 2001 in Hoisington, Kansas, a town of about 3,000. While severe weather had been considered a …
2.2K likes. The National Weather Service has rated the Tornado F4 on the Fujita scale in Hoisington. 200 homes received minor to moderate damage.
While the seniors danced, a tornado hit the town, destroying about a third of it.
200 homes and 12 businesses were destroyed and 85 homes were severely damaged. The tornado moved Northeast after hitting Hoisington for approximately 2 miles and was rated F2 after leaving Hoisington. Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. Fourteen years ago at 9:15 pm a powerful F4 tornado struck Hoisington, This page …