Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Atchison County, Missouri, May 23, 1966

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5.7 mi

Width50 yd

See tornadoes near here

Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.45, -95.22) to the end point (40.47, -95.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 23, 1966, 6:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Missouri
Counties: Atchison County, Nodaway County
Path: 5.7 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 23, 1966

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 23, 1966	F3	Texas	2 mi	100 yd	5
May 23, 1966	F2	Wisconsin	4.3 mi	50 yd	3
May 23, 1966	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	333 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F2	Iowa	4.9 mi	350 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F2	Iowa	4.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F2	Iowa	2 mi	250 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F2	Missouri	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F2	Texas	3 mi	33 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F2	Texas	16 mi	133 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F1	Iowa	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	13 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	23 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F1	Texas	1.5 mi	13 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	13 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F1	Missouri	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F1	Texas	2 mi	50 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F1	Illinois	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F1	Michigan	0.3 mi	33 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F0	Missouri	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F0	Texas	1.5 mi	13 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F0	Texas	0.4 mi	13 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F0	Texas	2 mi	60 yd	0
May 23, 1966	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.