The May 19, 1960 tornado
F4Wabaunsee and Shawnee counties, Kansas
An F4 tornado on a 20.6-mile path that injured 12. It was one of 28 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 4 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 19, 1960
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 20.6 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 12
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, May 19, 1960
- 5:30 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Shawnee County1 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.