EF5Historical Record
EF5 Tornado — Wright County, Iowa — October 14, 1966
Wright County, IA
1000 yd wide9.7 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF5
Date & timeOctober 14, 1966 · 1:55 PM
Path length9.7 mi
Max width1000 yd
Injuries172
Fatalities6
Details
A EF5 tornado was recorded in Wright County, IA, tracking roughly 9.7 miles with a maximum width of about 1000 yards. The event is associated with 6 fatalities and 172 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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