Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Wyandotte County, Kansas, May 15, 1966
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length2.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.15, -94.68) to the end point (39.15, -94.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1966, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Wyandotte County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1966 | F1 | Missouri | 1.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 15, 1966 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1966 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.