The October 14, 1966 tornado
F5Wright County, Iowa
An F5 tornado on a 9.7-mile path that killed 6 and injured 172. It was one of 22 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF5 tornado · October 14, 1966
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F5
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 9.7 mi
- Width up to 1,000 yards
- Killed
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 172
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, October 14, 1966
- 1:55 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.