Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Washington County, Missouri, December 8, 1966
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.85, -90.78) to the end point (37.88, -90.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 8, 1966, 10:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Washington County
- Path
- 1.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 8, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 1966 | F2 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8, 1966 | F2 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8, 1966 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 1966 | F2 | Missouri | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8, 1966 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8, 1966 | F1 | Missouri | 2.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8, 1966 | F1 | Missouri | 0.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8, 1966 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.