Winfield Daily Courier
Saturday, May 28, 1955
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Triple Services
Triple services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Mulvane cemetery for Mrs. Florence Boyd, and her grandchildren, Patricia Boyd and Mary Florence Horn.
Patricia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Boyd and Mary Florence is the daughter of Mrs. Beulah Horn. All three were victims of the Udall tornado disaster.
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Florence Boyd was one of the victims of the worst tornado to hit a town the size of Udall, Kansas (population 610) in U.S. history. The tornado hit the town at 10:29 pm on May 25, 1955, killing 77 people and injuring 270. Almost all property, houses and automobiles in the town were damaged or destroyed. From the time the storm crossed U.S. Highway 166, the tornado path was nearly continuous and stretched for over 50 miles. This same storm produced an earlier tornado that struck Blackwell, Oklahoma, killing 20 and injuring 250.
The Wichita, Kansas, Forecast Office of the National Weather Service has a memorial web page that describes the events of May 25, 1955 and a storm report page that describes the tornadic storm chronology. The 50th anniversary of the event was on May 25, 2005.
Saturday, May 28, 1955
Page 3
Triple Services
Triple services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Mulvane cemetery for Mrs. Florence Boyd, and her grandchildren, Patricia Boyd and Mary Florence Horn.
Patricia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Boyd and Mary Florence is the daughter of Mrs. Beulah Horn. All three were victims of the Udall tornado disaster.
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Florence Boyd was one of the victims of the worst tornado to hit a town the size of Udall, Kansas (population 610) in U.S. history. The tornado hit the town at 10:29 pm on May 25, 1955, killing 77 people and injuring 270. Almost all property, houses and automobiles in the town were damaged or destroyed. From the time the storm crossed U.S. Highway 166, the tornado path was nearly continuous and stretched for over 50 miles. This same storm produced an earlier tornado that struck Blackwell, Oklahoma, killing 20 and injuring 250.
The Wichita, Kansas, Forecast Office of the National Weather Service has a memorial web page that describes the events of May 25, 1955 and a storm report page that describes the tornadic storm chronology. The 50th anniversary of the event was on May 25, 2005.
Winfield Daily Courier
Saturday, May 28, 1955
Page 3
Triple Services
Triple services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Mulvane cemetery for Mrs. Florence Boyd, and her grandchildren, Patricia Boyd and Mary Florence Horn.
Patricia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Boyd and Mary Florence is the daughter of Mrs. Beulah Horn. All three were victims of the Udall tornado disaster.
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Florence Boyd was one of the victims of the worst tornado to hit a town the size of Udall, Kansas (population 610) in U.S. history. The tornado hit the town at 10:29 pm on May 25, 1955, killing 77 people and injuring 270. Almost all property, houses and automobiles in the town were damaged or destroyed. From the time the storm crossed U.S. Highway 166, the tornado path was nearly continuous and stretched for over 50 miles. This same storm produced an earlier tornado that struck Blackwell, Oklahoma, killing 20 and injuring 250.
The Wichita, Kansas, Forecast Office of the National Weather Service has a memorial web page that describes the events of May 25, 1955 and a storm report page that describes the tornadic storm chronology. The 50th anniversary of the event was on May 25, 2005.
Saturday, May 28, 1955
Page 3
Triple Services
Triple services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Mulvane cemetery for Mrs. Florence Boyd, and her grandchildren, Patricia Boyd and Mary Florence Horn.
Patricia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Boyd and Mary Florence is the daughter of Mrs. Beulah Horn. All three were victims of the Udall tornado disaster.
*********
Florence Boyd was one of the victims of the worst tornado to hit a town the size of Udall, Kansas (population 610) in U.S. history. The tornado hit the town at 10:29 pm on May 25, 1955, killing 77 people and injuring 270. Almost all property, houses and automobiles in the town were damaged or destroyed. From the time the storm crossed U.S. Highway 166, the tornado path was nearly continuous and stretched for over 50 miles. This same storm produced an earlier tornado that struck Blackwell, Oklahoma, killing 20 and injuring 250.
The Wichita, Kansas, Forecast Office of the National Weather Service has a memorial web page that describes the events of May 25, 1955 and a storm report page that describes the tornadic storm chronology. The 50th anniversary of the event was on May 25, 2005.
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