EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Shawnee County, Kansas — May 19, 1960
Shawnee County, KS
880 yd wide27.5 mi longmoved E
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeMay 19, 1960 · 5:47 PM
Path length27.5 mi
Max width880 yd
Injuries92
Fatalities1
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Shawnee County, KS, tracking roughly 27.5 miles with a maximum width of about 880 yards. The event is associated with 1 fatality and 92 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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