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51 Killed In Wake Of Mid-West Tornados
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keywords: wicked weather, mid-west tornados, tornado damage
Synopsis: Torrential rains and a horde of tornados ravage the mid-west from Indiana to Texas causing numerous deaths and tens of millions of dollars in damage...(read more)
- Date: 1957
- Duration: 00:01:30
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States












51 Killed In Wake Of Mid-West Tornados
As Kansas City suburbs dig out in the wake of disasters, new twisters (tornados) spawned at a record rate and torrential rains continue in the U.S. causing havoc that stretched from Indiana to Texas in recent weeks. 53 have died and property and crop damages mounted high into the tens of millions.
Rescue workers search in darkness for survivors. Shows wreckage of homes, buildings, and vehicles destroyed by a tornado.
- Related Titles:
- Newsreels 1957 May 23