Andover, Kansas
2022 tornado
#### 2022 tornado

[thumb\|right\|A home destroyed by the 2022 tornado.](/wiki/File:Andover%2C_Kansas_EF3_damage_April_2022.jpg "Andover, Kansas EF3 damage April 2022.jpg")

On the evening of April 29, 2022, an [EF3](/wiki/Enhanced_Fujita_scale "Enhanced Fujita scale") tornado caused major damage to a [YMCA](/wiki/YMCA "YMCA") branch in Andover, tossed vehicles, destroyed numerous buildings. Three people sustained minor injuries, while three indirect injuries also occurred during the cleanup after the storm. Prairie Creek Elementary School of [Andover USD 385](/wiki/Andover_USD_385 "Andover USD 385") was damaged and would not open again until the following school year began in August 2022\.

The tornado was on the ground for 21 minutes, from 8:10 p.m. until 8:31 p.m., and traveled .[2022 Tornado Damage Map; The Wichita Eagle.](https://web.archive.org/web/20220501030043/https://www.kansas.com/latest-news/gwggk7/picture260942957/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/andover.tornado.map.jpg) It started in eastern [Sedgwick County](/wiki/Sedgwick_County%2C_Kansas "Sedgwick County, Kansas"), then traveled northeast into [Butler County](/wiki/Butler_County%2C_Kansas "Butler County, Kansas") through the eastern part of Andover, then continued northeast to about SW 60th Street. It damaged 21 residences in Sedgwick County and more than 1,000 buildings in Butler County.


Are there any notable events that occurred on April 29 in other years?