WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Kansas’ weather in the early 1990s was active, including large hailstorms and disastrous tornadoes. One of those tornadoes was the Hesston tornado on March 13, 1990. Decades ...

A tornado outbreak in the heart of the traditional Plains "Tornado Alley" remains memorable today both for its violence and how early in spring it occurred. On March 13, 1990, 35 years ago today, 59 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Thursday, March 13, marked 35 years since a destructive force scarred communities in Reno and Harvey counties. The Hesston Tornado has its name for the strength it gained and ...

On this day in 1990, a deadly F-5 tornado ripped through the town of Hesston in Harvey County. The twister was on the ground for nearly 50 miles and, at one point, merged with a sister tornado nearby.

We are coming up on the 35th anniversary of the Hesston Tornado. Today, I spoke with Patrice LeFevre’s students at Hesston Middle School about that day, the tornado’s path and destruction. Right now, ...