Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, St. Charles County, Missouri, October 14, 1966

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries26

Length2.7 mi

Width150 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.78, -90.52) to the end point (38.80, -90.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 14, 1966, 9:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Missouri
Counties: St. Charles County
Path: 2.7 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 26 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 14, 1966

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Oct 14, 1966	F5	Iowa	9.7 mi	1,000 yd	6	172
Oct 14, 1966	F3	Iowa	29.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Iowa	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Minnesota	2.7 mi	10 yd	0	1
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Iowa	5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Missouri	14.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Missouri	7.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Missouri	4.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Iowa	13.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Missouri	2.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Missouri	5.2 mi	33 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Iowa	2.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Missouri	13.7 mi	150 yd	0	6
Oct 14, 1966	F2	Illinois	1 mi	100 yd	0	20
Oct 14, 1966	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F1	Missouri	3 mi	220 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F1	Missouri	3.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

St. Charles County

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