Kansas City Remembers Ruskin Heights Tornado 69 Years Later

As we move from Wayback Wednesday to Throwback Thursday . . . For late night readers, insomniacs and early birds . . . We take a brief moment to remember long ago events that have shaped us over the years as locals continue to honor our Kansas City past . . . Check-it: 

"On the evening of May 20, 1957, an F5 tornado touched down southwest of Kansas City and traveled a distance of 71 miles, according to the National Weather Service.

"It claimed 44 lives and left over 500 people injured . . . The Ruskin Heights Homes Association recently rededicated a memorial near 111th Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard to the victims in Ottawa and Spring Hill, Kansas, Martin City, Grandview, Knob Town, Hickman Mills and Ruskin Heights." 

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Remembering Kansas City's deadliest tornado 69 years later

On the evening of May 20, 1957, an F5 tornado touched down southwest of Kansas City and traveled a distance of 71 miles

This Day in History: Ruskin Heights Tornado Memorial is dedicated

May 18, 1958. Ruskin Heights Tornado Memorial is dedicated. The memorial honors the victims of the devastating F5 tornado that hit southeast Kansas City on May 20, 1957.

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