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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2024

...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...

In 1990, 19 tornadoes roared across parts of South
Central and Central Kansas.  Two were violent F5s.  The
largest and most damaging was what would become known as
the "Hesston Tornado" in Harvey County.  The tornado
actually developed in Reno County, just south of Pretty
Prairie, late in the afternoon.  The twister quickly
strengthened to an F5 as it neared Hesston.  It traveled
northeast for 48 miles, striking the west side of
Hesston.  The tornado killed one and injured 60.  Just as
the "Hesston Tornado" began to weaken, the second F5
tornado developed rapidly.  Ingesting the first tornado
as it weakened further, the vicious vortex tracked 22
miles from one mile north of Hesston, across extreme
southeast McPherson County, then into southwest Marion
County.  The tornado killed one before it dissipated near
Marion Lake.

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