Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Riley County, Kansas, June 8, 1966
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries50
Length13.8 mi
Width660 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.07, -96.77) to the end point (39.27, -96.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 8, 1966, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Riley County
- Path
- 13.8 miles long, up to 660 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 50 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 8, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1966 | F5 | Kansas | 21.1 mi | 880 yd | 16 | 450 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | F4 | Kansas | 19.9 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | F2 | Kansas | 8.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | F2 | Kansas | 8.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | F0 | Florida | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.