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A new monument honors victims of the worst tornado in Kansas City’s history. The Ruskin Heights tornado in south Kansas City claimed 44 lives and left over 500 more hurt on May 20, 1957. A local ...

GRANDVIEW, Mo. — On this already stormy day in the Midwest, we look back at a storm that killed forty-four people 56 years ago Monday, the Ruskin Heights tornado. “I can almost remember moment ...

The Ruskin Heights Homeowners Association laid down new wreaths in front of the tornado memorial at 110th & Blue Ridge. It includes a plaque with all the victims' names.

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 F5 tornado left on the south Kansas City ...

Ruskin Heights tornado survivor Mike Smith (Courtesy of Grace Smith) Survivors like Mike Smith, who was five when the tornado hit, are grateful that the memorial is getting rebuilt.

Read stories from people who experienced the Ruskin Heights tornado, an F5 tornado that destroyed homes and claimed 44 lives.

Editor’s note: The 1951 Ruskin Heights tornado took only 15 minutes to kill dozens of people and to damage hundreds of homes. It stayed on the ground for 71 miles, eventually taking 41 lives and ...

Tornado winds likely do exceed 300 MPH in the strongest tornadoes, and the F-5 tornado that reached its peak intensity near Ruskin Heights 65-years-ago, was likely one of the strongest to hit the ...

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It’s now known simply in Kansas City as the Ruskin Heights tornado. And 63 years later, it’s still utterly astonishing to see the destruction the F5 tornado left on the south Kansas City ...