Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Johnson County, Kansas, April 19, 1966
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length7.7 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.92, -94.80) to the end point (38.97, -94.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1966, 3:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Johnson County
- Path
- 7.7 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1966 | F3 | Iowa | 27.1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F3 | Iowa | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F2 | Iowa | 2.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F2 | Iowa | 4.6 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F2 | Wisconsin | 8.6 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F2 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F1 | Missouri | 2.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F1 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.