Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F5 tornado, Shawnee County, Kansas, June 8, 1966
RatingF5
Deaths16
Injuries450
Length21.1 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.92, -95.92) to the end point (39.08, -95.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 8, 1966, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F5
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Shawnee County
- Path
- 21.1 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 16 deaths, 450 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 8, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1966 | F4 | Kansas | 19.9 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | F3 | Kansas | 13.8 mi | 660 yd | 0 | 50 |
| 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.