May 30, 2020

This Day in Weather History: Delphos, Irving hit in 1879

Posted May 30, 2020 12:16 PM

Weather History for Saturday, May 30, 2020, from the National Weather Service

In 1879, a tornado outbreak struck Kansas and Western Missouri.

In North Central Kansas, tornadoes killed 18 in Delphos, and 30 in Irving.

Two tornadoes struck Irving within a few minutes of each other, virtually wiping the small Kansas community off the map. The second tornado was huge, around 2 miles wide, and had multiple vortices.