The June 8, 1966 tornado
F5Shawnee County, Kansas
An F5 tornado on a 21.1-mile path that killed 16 and injured 450. It was one of 11 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF5 tornado · June 8, 1966
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F5
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 21.1 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 16
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 450
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, June 8, 1966
- 7:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Leavenworth County1 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.