Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Leavenworth County, Kansas, June 8, 1966
RatingF4
Deaths1
Injuries2
Length19.9 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.17, -95.18) to the end point (39.27, -94.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 8, 1966, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Leavenworth County
- Path
- 19.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 2 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 | 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.