EF5Historical Record
EF5 Tornado — Shawnee County, Kansas — June 8, 1966
Shawnee County, KS
880 yd wide21.1 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF5
Date & timeJune 8, 1966 · 7:00 PM
Path length21.1 mi
Max width880 yd
Injuries450
Fatalities16
Details
A EF5 tornado was recorded in Shawnee County, KS, tracking roughly 21.1 miles with a maximum width of about 880 yards. The event is associated with 16 fatalities and 450 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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