The April 12, 1964 tornado
F4Anderson County, Kansas
An F4 tornado on a 19.4-mile path that killed 3 and injured 9. It was one of 19 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 12, 1964
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 19.4 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 9
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, April 12, 1964
- 4:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Page County1 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.