Kansas Turnpike Underpass Tornado April 26, 1991

El Dorado Lake/Kansas Turnpike Underpass, Kansas
El Dorado Lake/Kansas Turnpike Underpass, Kansas
F2 tornado
Max. rating1 F2 tornado
Fatalities 4 injuries
Damage $250,000 (1991 USD)[44]

After causing widespread destruction in Andover, the parent supercell continued northeast and produced another strong tornado. This tornado, rated F2, tracked for 21 miles (34 km) across Butler and Chase counties in Kansas.[44] It paralleled the Kansas Turnpike for many miles before eventually crossing the road south of Cassoday,[96] tossing vehicles up to 75 yards (69 m) away from the turnpike.

The tornado gained notoriety when a Kansas television crew sought shelter underneath an overpass on the Kansas Turnpike. Video from the crew shows a minivan several hundred yards down the turnpike being rolled multiple times, with other vehicles such as large semi-trailer trucks overturned and severely damaged as well.