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Confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, March 28, 1920

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max. width	Damage
F2

Confirmed tornadoes – -day, Month-DD, YYYY

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max. width	Damage
FU

List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, June 1, 2023

EF#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width
	EFU

1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

FU	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
0	12	17	13	3	1	2	47

• Sources: SPC Tornado data, [2] Archived 2020-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, [3], [4]

May 25 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, May 25, 1955

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max. width	Summary
F0	Altus	Jackson	OK	34.67°N 99.30°W / 34.67; -99.30 (Altus (May. 25, F0))	11:00–?	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	33 yd (30 m)	A tornado embedded within a larger area of straight-line winds and hail caused minor damage, which was estimated $250.
F4	SW of Aberdeen, TX to S of Dempsey, OK	Collingsworth (TX), Wheeler (TX), Roger Mills (OK)	TX, OK		2117	45.1 miles (72.6 km)		2 deaths – 13 farm homes were destroyed, some of which were swept away. 100 cattle were killed and a car was carried 700 feet (0.13 mi). Damage was estimated at $500,000 with F4 damage occurring in both Texas and Oklahoma according to Grazulis (Grazulis 1991).
F0	SE of Sterling City	Sterling	TX		0000	0.1 miles (160 m)
F1	E of Shattuck	Ellis	OK		0000	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
F1	NE of Rush Springs	Grady	OK		0000	0.1 miles (160 m)
F0	NE of Mayfield	Beckham	OK		0005	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
F1	NE of Kingfisher	Kinfisher	OK		0100	0.1 miles (160 m)
F1	NW of Antonino	Ellis	KS		0140	0.1 miles (160 m)
F2	NE of Camargo	Dewey	OK		0230	5.1 miles (8.2 km)		This strong tornado destroyed five homes and a trailer, with an occupant inside that latter structure being severely injured. Other homes were also damaged along the path as well (Grazulis 1991).
F3	S of Deer Creek	Grant	OK		0300	13.3 miles (21.4 km)		A house and several rural buildings were destroyed. One person was injured. Grazulis rated the tornado F2 (Grazulis 1991).
F2	NE of Tonkawa	Kay	OK		0300	2.7 miles (4.3 km)		This strong tornado destroyed at least four homes along with numerous barns and granaries. The tornado may have reached F3 intensity according to Grazulis (Grazulis 1991).
F5	NE of Tonkawa, OK to South Haven, KS	Kay (OK), Sumner (KS)	OK, KS		0326	28.4 miles (45.7 km)		20 deaths – See section on this tornado
F5	E of Peckham, OK to NE of Atlanta, KS	Kay (OK), Sumner (KS), Cowley (KS)	OK, KS		0400	56.4 miles (90.8 km)		80 deaths – See section on this tornado
F1	E of Rotan	Fisher	TX		0430	0.3 miles (480 m)
F1	W of Martha	Jackson	OK		0500	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
F2	SW of Benjamin	Knox	TX		0530	11.9 miles (19.2 km)		This strong tornado destroyed a barn and damaged two homes (Grazulis 1991).
F2	Wichita Falls area	Wichita	TX		0738	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Source: SPC Tornado data, Historical Tornado Cases for North America 1950-1959, NCDC reports, CDNS report, Grazulis 1991

May 26 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, May 26, 1955

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max. width	Summary
F2	E of Osage City to Leavenworth	Osage, Douglas, Leavenworth	KS		0627	66.2 miles (106.5 km)		This long-tracked tornado – which may have been a tornado family due its skipping damage path – leveled barns and produced $200,000 in rural farm damage (Grazulis 1991).
F0	Velma area	Stephens	OK		0830	0.1 miles (160 m)
F1	N of Chickasha	Grady	OK		0830	0.1 miles (160 m)
F1	South Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	OK		0900	0.5 miles (800 m)
F1	E of Moore	Cleveland	OK		0900	11.6 miles (18.7 km)
F0	SW of Shawnee	Pottawatomie	OK		0930	0.1 miles (160 m)
F0	Cushing	Payne	OK		1000	0.1 miles (160 m)
F0	Durant	Bryan	OK		1120	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
F1	Sallisaw to NE of Stony Point	Sequoyah	OK		1245	14.2 miles (22.9 km)
F1	Joplin	Jasper	MO		1300	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
F0	Corsicana	Navarro	TX		1430	0.1 miles (160 m)
F1	SW of Clarksburg	Moniteau	MO		1545	0.2 miles (320 m)
F2	E of Coatsburg	Adams	IL		1750	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
F0	N of McPherson	McPherson	KS	1900	0.1 miles (160 m)
F2	SE of Pekin	Tazewell	IL		2049	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
F1	Burbank	Cook	IL		2200	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
F1	W of Filckerville to W of Beecher	Kankakee, Will	IL		2230	18.7 miles (30.1 km)
F3	Jessieville area to NW of Pinnacle	Garland, Saline	AR		2245	28.8 miles (46.3 km)		This tornado damaged 23 homes, primarily in the community of Blakely with total losses being estimated at $200,000. Grazulis rated the tornado F2 (Grazulis 1991).
F1	SE of Hubbard	Dakota	NE		2300	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
F2	SE of Pleasant Valley	Perry	AR		2320	4.5 miles (7.2 km)		This tornado destroyed five barns, and damaged six others (Grazulis 1991).
F2	NE of Wayne	Wayne	NE		2330	6.5 miles (10.5 km)		Buildings were destroyed on five farms (Grazulis 1991).
F2	W of St. Joseph, MO	Doniphan	KS		2330	0.1 miles (160 m)		Eight buildings on a farm were destroyed while two other farms were also damaged.
F0	N of Norborne	Carroll	MO		0000	0.2 miles (320 m)		This brief tornado unroofed and shifted a farmhouse 20 feet (6.7 yd) off its foundation. Grazulis rated the tornado F2 due to roof removal (Grazulis 1991).
F0	S of Redfield	Bourbon	KS		0030	0.1 miles (160 m)
F0	NW of Baxter Springs	Cherokee	KS		0100	0.1 miles (160 m)
F1	SW of Koshkonong	Howell	MO		0100	2 miles (3.2 km)
F1	SW of Linneus	Linn	MO		0100	0.2 miles (320 m)
F2	N of Worthington	Schuyler	MO		0200	11.7 miles (18.8 km)		This strong tornado snapped hundreds of trees and destroyed many homes on five separate farms. A couple was injured when their home was nearly leveled, indicating possible F3 damage (Grazulis 1991).
F2	SW of Weldon	Woodruff, Jackson	AR		0220	7.5 miles (12.1 km)		This strong tornado destroyed six homes and damaged 25 others (Grazulis 1991).
Source: SPC Tornado data, Historical Tornado Cases for North America 1950-1959, NCDC reports, CDNS report, Grazulis 1991

Blackwell, Oklahoma

Blackwell, Oklahoma

F5 tornado
Degree of damage in Blackwell, Oklahoma from the 1955 F5 tornado track
Max. rating1	F5 tornado
Fatalities	20 fatalities, 280 injuries
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The Blackwell tornado formed in Noble County at around 9:00 pm CDT before crossing through the eastern portions of the Kay County town of Blackwell as an F5 wedge tornado. Then about 400 yd (0.23 mi) wide (Grazulis 1991), It claimed the lives of 20 people in Blackwell and injured over 200 before crossing into and dissipating over Cowley County, Kansas. Along with destroying nearly 200 homes, the tornado also demolished the town's main employers including the Acme Foundry and the Hazel Atlas Glass plant. 400 homes were destroyed or swept away, and 500 other homes were damaged. 60 businesses were also destroyed and the local hospital also sustained major damage. Most of the western half of the town was spared the worst of the damage.

Udall, Kansas

Udall, Kansas

F5 tornado
Men and dog inspect rubble left by Udall tornado
Max. rating1	F5 tornado
Fatalities	80 fatalities, 273 injuries
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

About 30 minutes after producing the Blackwell tornado, the same supercell produced another violent and long-tracked tornado just east of the first tornado track near the Kansas/Oklahoma border. It proceeded northward across Sumner and Cowley Counties. The town of Udall was especially hard hit with F5 damage that included the disintegration of numerous structures and homes all across the town. Even the town's water tower was toppled. The funnel, about 1,300 yd (0.74 mi) wide, hit Udall at around 10:30 pm CDT. Half of the town's population was killed or injured. Numerous homes and businesses were destroyed, many of which were swept away. Vehicles were thrown hundreds of yards and mangled beyond recognition, including a pickup truck that was wrapped around a tree and stripped of everything but its frame and tires. The Udall public school building sustained major damage, with beams snapped and blown away. The tornado later dissipated after traveling over 50 mi (80 km) from the Oklahoma border to southeast of Wichita. This tornado was the deadliest in the state's history with 80 fatalities and 273 injuries.

1956 McDonald Chapel tornado

Meteorological synopsis

At 5:15 a.m. CST on April 15, the U.S. Weather Bureau office in Birmingham, Alabama, issued a bulletin that warned of the possibility that a "tornado or two" would touch down in an area covering western Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and northern Alabama—namely, Lauderdale, Limestone, Lawrence, Colbert, and Morgan Counties, plus parts of Marion, Winston, Cullman, and Madison Counties. An update at noon local time highlighted the prospects for severe thunderstorms over west-central Alabama between 1:00–7:00 p.m. CST. Hail and gusts to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) were expected to remain the primary hazards.

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

FU	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
0	0	3	1	0	1	0	5

April 14 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – April 14, 1956
F#	Location	County	State	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
F1	Morenci	Lenawee	MI	0000	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	A barn was shifted off its foundation.
F1	SE of Minneola	Clark	KS	0100	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	A barn and a cattle shed were destroyed.
F1	Midlothian	Ellis	TX	0200	1 mile (1.6 km)	Residences and barns were unroofed, and some small buildings were destroyed. The tornado path was 200 yards (183 m) wide.
Sources: NCDC Storm Events Database, Grazulis 1993

April 15 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – April 15, 1956
F#	Location	County	State	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
F4	Pleasant Grove to NW of Trussville	Jefferson	AL	2100	21.3 miles (34.3 km)	25 deaths – See section on this tornado – At least 200 people were injured. 48 people were still listed as hospitalized on April 17, two days after the tornado. Total damage reached $1.5 million.
F2	SW of Dallas to Cumming	Paulding, Cobb, Cherokee, Forsyth	GA	2330	46.8 miles (75.3 km)	About 25 homes were damaged, and others were unroofed near Dallas and Cumming. 29 broiler houses were damaged or destroyed as well. F1 damage occurred south of Acworth and north of Woodstock. Widespread downburst activity was reported along the path.
Sources: NCDC Storm Events Database, Grazulis 1993

McDonald Chapel/Sayreton, Alabama

McDonald Chapel/Sayreton, Alabama

F4 tornado
Max. rating1	F4 tornado
Fatalities	25 fatalities, 200 injuries
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The tornado started shortly before 3:00 PM CDT in Pleasant Grove, where a tornado "roar" was heard. Damage between Pleasant Grove and McDonald Chapel indicated that trees were felled in a single direction, so the damage was not listed as tornadic at first, but was considered part of the tornado in posthumous analysis. Next, the tornado struck McDonald Chapel with a path 200 yards (183 m) wide, devastating the community. Almost total destruction occurred in a swath 150–200 yards (137–183 m) wide. As it passed through McDonald Chapel, eyewitnesses described the tornado funnel as appearing filled with fire and smoke. Many homes in McDonald Chapel were leveled, several of which were swept completely away. The most intense damage appeared to be F5 in intensity, but an F4 rating was rewarded because the homes were very poorly constructed. One of the homes reportedly had almost all of its brick foundation swept away, and a few larger homes were also leveled. The tornado continued across parts of, Edgewater, Pratt City, Fultondale, Village Creek, and Tarrant before lifting northwest of Trussville, near the Jefferson-St. Clair County line. The tornado passed just one to two miles north of downtown Birmingham as well as the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. About 400 homes across northern Jefferson County were either damaged or destroyed. Most of the 25 deaths occurred at McDonald Chapel.

The tornado event was similar to other deadly tornadoes on April 4, 1977, April 8, 1998, and April 27, 2011. The 1977 and 1998 tornadoes were rated F5, and killed 22 and 32 people, respectively, across most of the same areas that were hit in 1956. The 2011 event was rated high-end EF4, and killed 20 people in the area along with 44 others in Tuscaloosa earlier along its path. With 25 fatalities, the McDonald Chapel F4 was the deadliest tornado of 1956, surpassing the Grand Rapids F5 that killed 18 people on April 3.

May 1957 Central Plains tornado outbreak sequence

Background

The F5 Ruskin Heights tornado near Spring Hill, Kansas.

Outbreak death toll

State	Total	County	County total
Kansas	7	Franklin	3
		Miami	4
Missouri	52	Carter	7
		Jackson	37
		St. Francois	8
Totals	59
All deaths were tornado-related

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

FU	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
0	12	14	20	7	3	1	57

May 19 event

List of confirmed tornadoes
F#	Location	County	State	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
F1	ESE of West Park	Fresno	CA	1622	0.1 mile
F1	NW of Bayard	Scotts Bluff	NE	0130	1.7 miles (2.7 km)	A home was pushed off of its foundation and had its roof torn off. Outbuildings were destroyed as well.
F2	N of Northport	Scotts Bluff	NE	0330	5.1 miles (8.2 km)	Low-end F2 tornado destroyed two outbuildings and partially unroofed a farmhouse. The tornado was not listed as significant by Grazulis.
F1	W of Gurley	Cheyenne	NE	0400	2 miles (3.2 km)
Source: Tornado History Project - May 19, 1957 Storm Data

May 20 event

List of confirmed tornadoes
F#	Location	County	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Colorado
F0	SW of Burlington to NW of St. Francis, KS	Kit Carson, Sherman (KS), Cheyenne (KS), Rawlins (KS)	1700	70.1 miles (112.2 km)
Kansas
F0	Phillipsburg area	Phillips	1755	1 miles (1.6 km)
F0	N of Downs	Osborne	1915	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F0	SW of Hunter	Mitchell	1925	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	N of Burr Oak	Jewell	2005	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
F4	E of Glasco to N of Morrowville	Cloud, Republic, Washington	2050	44.6 miles (71.4 km)	Wedge tornado produced "near-F5" damage on several farms and was observed with multiple satellite tornadoes. Several different tornadoes may have produced the damage, perhaps a tornado family.
F2	NW of Aurora	Cloud	2050	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	Satellite tornado to the Glasco tornado. A barn was leveled.
F2	W of Huscher (1st tornado)	Cloud	2050	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	Satellite tornado to the Glasco tornado. One barn was destroyed.
F2	W of Huscher (2nd tornado)	Cloud	2050	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F3	NE of Rice	Cloud	2050	6.1 miles (9.8 km)	Tornado destroyed one barn east of Hollis. May have been only F2 in intensity. Was a satellite tornado to the Glasco tornado.
F0	S of Hartford	Lyon	2345	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
F0	NW of Madison	Greenwood	0015	1 miles (1.6 km)
F5	SW of Williamsburg to E of Raytown, MO	Franklin, Miami, Johnson, Jackson (MO)	0015	69.4 miles (111 km)	44 deaths – See section on this tornado – 207 people were injured.
F3	Homewood area	Franklin	0137	5.6 miles (9 km)
Nebraska
F0	N of Red Cloud	Webster	2015	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	NE of Broken Bow	Custer	2017	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
F0	E of Guide Rock	Nuckolls	2020	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	SW of Anselmo	Custer	2100	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F2	W of Reynolds to E of Palmyra	Thayer, Jefferson, Saline, Lancaster	2200	75.3 miles (120.5 km)	Homes had their roofs torn off near Alexandria and multiple outbuildings were destroyed. Over 500 turkeys were killed on one farm.
F2	Doniphan to NE of Phillips	Hall, Hamilton	2300	18.2 miles (29.1 km)	Three farms were damaged by the tornado.
F2	NE of Friend to N of Emerald	Saline, Gage, Lancaster	2320	23.9 miles (38.2 km)	Barns were destroyed on two farms.
South Dakota
F1	N of Rockerville	Pennington	2100	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
Missouri
F2	W of Weatherby	DeKalb	2300	9.8 miles (15.7 km)	Barns and outbuildings were destroyed.
F2	SW of Richmond	Jackson, Ray	0137	12.8 miles (20.5 km)
Oklahoma
F0	N of Pawnee	Pawnee	2300	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
F2	NE of Hominy	Osage	2345	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F2	NW of Prague	Lincoln	0000	unknown	Tornado damaged eight farms near Prague.
F0	NW of Kiefer	Creek	0100	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F0	E of Hogshooter	Nowata	0100	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	Broken Arrow area (SE Tulsa)	Tulsa	0130	3.6 miles (5.8 km)	Tornado moved through the town causing roof damage to at least 200 homes, one of which lost its roof entirely.
F0	SW of Beggs	Okmulgee	0204	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	W of Chelsea	Rogers	0430	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	NW of Centralia	Craig	0500	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	NE of Vinita	Craig	0500	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F3	NW of Garland to NE of Sallisaw	Mayes, Delaware	0510	20.4 miles (32.6 km)	Barns were destroyed by the tornado. 40 buildings were damaged in and around Spavinaw. One home was destroyed near Lone Chapel as well.
Source: Tornado History Project - May 20, 1957 Storm Data

May 21 event

List of confirmed tornadoes
F#	Location	County	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Minnesota
F1	NE of Staples	Todd, Cass	1800	3.8 miles (6.1 km)	A barn and a garage were destroyed. Pine trees were snapped as well.
F4	E of Rush City	Chisago	1900	9.2 miles (14.7 km)	Eight barns and four homes were destroyed. One home was completely swept away with near-F5-level damage.
Missouri
F3	E of Doss	Dent	2100	10.2 miles (16.3 km)	Three homes were destroyed, one of which was leveled. Two other homes were damaged.
F2	S of Squires	Taney, Douglas	2115	14.5 miles (23.2 km)	Homes and one school was destroyed. The teacher and 11 students survived by driving to a farmhouse with a basement.
F1	NE of Mill Spring	Wayne	2130	13 miles (20.8 km)	Homes had their roofs torn off and buildings were damaged on four farms.
F1	S of Centerville	Reynolds	2145	0.2 miles (0.32 km)
F3	SW of Sunlight to Desloge	Washington, St. Francois	2145	22.2 miles (35.5 km)	8 deaths Multiple homes and 24 barns were destroyed. 20% of the town of Belgrade was destroyed.
F4	Fremont area	Carter	2153	9.1 miles (14.6 km)	7 deaths - Fremont was devastated, with homes, businesses, and schools destroyed on the east side of town. Damage also occurred on the south side of Van Buren. May have been an F5.
F2	N of Burfordville	Cape Girardeau	2300	5.1 miles (8.2 km)	Several farms were damaged by the tornado. Barns were destroyed and a house had its roof torn off.
F2	E of Lewistown	Lewis	2330	7.4 miles (11.8 km)	Struck the northwest side of Monticello. Four homes were destroyed and a three-story apartment building was badly damaged.
F1	E of Cardwell to N of Deering	Dunklin, Pemiscot	0545	23.7 miles (37.9 km)	Tornado caused roof and barn damage.
F2	W of Kennett	Dunklin	0545	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
Illinois
F2	S of Columbia to SE of Shiloh	Monroe, St. Clair	2150	19.7 miles (31.5 km)
F2	SE of Claremont	Richland	2300	3.6 miles (5.8 km)	Four farms were struck by the tornado.
F3	S of Makanda	Union, Jackson	0007	8.5 miles (13.6 km)	25 structures and over 5,000 fruit trees were destroyed.
F3	N of Good Hope	McDonough	0140	13.7 miles (21.9 km)	Two homes were destroyed on the southeast edge of Colmar.
Iowa
F2	W of Stockton	Cedar, Muscatine, Scott	2300	8.9 miles (14.2 km)	Several barns and a grain elevator were destroyed.
Indiana
F2	SW of Pelzer	Warrick	0203	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	A home was spun 150 feet (50 yd) off its foundation. The roof was carried 500 feet (170 yd). Two people were injured.
Kentucky
F2	W of English	Carroll	0700	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Source: Tornado History Project - May 21, 1957 Storm Data

Williamsburg−Spring Hill, Kansas/Ruskin Heights–Raytown, Missouri

Williamsburg−Spring Hill, Kansas/Ruskin Heights–Raytown, Missouri

F5 tornado
The F5 Ruskin Heights tornado in formative stage in Kansas.
Duration	1 hour 38 minutes
Max. rating1	F5 tornado
Fatalities	44 fatalities, 207 injuries
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

This violent, long-tracked, multiple vortex F5 tornado began near Williamsburg, and moved NE through several counties. Major damage occurred in rural areas near Ottawa and Spring Hill, where homes were completely leveled and several fatalities occurred. The tornado continued into the southern suburbs of Kansas City, tearing through Martin City, Raytown, Hickman Mills, and Ruskin Heights. Entire blocks of homes were completely leveled, many of which were swept cleanly away with debris wind-rowed long distances through nearby fields. Some homes had their anchor-bolted subflooring ripped away, leaving only basements behind. Many businesses including a grocery store, a shopping center, and restaurants were completely destroyed. A few of the businesses at the shopping center sustained F5 damage. Vehicles were thrown through the air and destroyed, and the steel-reinforced Ruskin Heights High School was badly damaged. A canceled check from Hickman Mills was found 165 miles away in Ottumwa, Iowa. This event might have been a tornado family rather than a single tornado, as there was possible break in the damage path south of Wellsville, Kansas. Grazulis rated the tornado an F4, but said probable F5 damage occurred in Ruskin Heights; he subsequently rated the tornado F5.

Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1966

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

FU	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
5	12	17	18	2	2	1	57

June 3 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, June 3, 1966
F#	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
South Dakota
F?	Aurora	43.9°N 98.9°W / 43.9; -98.9	2300	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported. Tornado was confirmed but was not given a rating.
F0	Yankton	42.9°N 97.4°W / 42.9; -97.4	0200	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.
Sources: [5],

June 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, June 4, 1966
F#	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Colorado
F0	Logan	40.93°N 103.18°W / 40.93; -103.18	2300	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.
Wisconsin
F2	Oconto	45.02°N 88.38°W / 45.02; -88.38	0100	5.4 miles (8.7 km)	First of the F2 triplet tornadoes in Oconto County. Barns were destroyed.
F2	Oconto	44.95°N 88.33°W / 44.95; -88.33	0100	4.9 miles (7.9 km)	Second of the F2 triplet tornadoes in Oconto County.
F2	Oconto	44.88°N 88.3°W / 44.88; -88.3	0100	4.7 miles (7.6 km)	Last of the F2 triplet tornadoes in Oconto County.
Nebraska
F?	Morrill	41.73°N 102.87°W / 41.73; -102.87	0148	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.
South Dakota
F2	Gregory	43.23°N 99.43°W / 43.23; -99.43	330	1 mile (1.6 km)	1.5 mile wide tornado caused severe damage.

June 5 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, June 5, 1966
F#	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Nebraska
F2	Boone	41.7°N 98.17°W / 41.7; -98.17	0608	0.7 miles (1.1 km)	1 Injury – Brief touchdown injured one person.
F?	Madison	41°N 97.6°W / 41; -97.6	0612	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported. Tornado was confirmed but was not given an F-Scale intensity.
Minnesota
F0	Pipestone	43.97°N 96.08°W / 43.97; -96.08	1200	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.
Oklahoma
F0	Baine	35.85°N 98.47°W / 35.85; -98.47	2300	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.
F2	Kay	36.83°N 97.4°W / 36.83; -97.4	2350	2.5 miles (4.0 km)	1 Injury – A house was pushed 12 feet off of its foundation and another was badly damaged. Barns were destroyed as well.
F0	Garfield	36.48°N 97.88°W / 36.48; -97.88	0030	4.3 miles (6.9 km)	No damage reported. First of four tornadoes to hit Garfield County in only 30 minutes.
F1	Grant	36.67°N 97.62°W / 36.67; -97.62	0030	1.4 miles (2.3 km)	Quarter-mile-wide tornado caused damage to structures.
F2	Garfield	36.47°N 97.88°W / 36.47; -97.88	0035	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	6 Injuries – Tornado struck Enid and caused $250,000 in damages. 3 trailers were destroyed and 3 others were damaged. 11 homes had their roofs torn off and 112 others were damaged. Boxcars were overturned and a truck garage was destroyed. Second of four tornadoes to hit Garfield County in only 30 minutes.
F0	Garfield	36.3°N 98.1°W / 36.3; -98.1	0055	3.8 miles (6.1 km)	Third of four tornadoes to hit Garfield County in only 30 minutes.
F1	Garfield	36.37°N 97.9°W / 36.37; -97.9	0100	5.7 miles (9.2 km)	Last of four tornadoes to hit Garfield County in only 30 minutes.
Missouri
F1	Gentry	40.23°N 94.28°W / 40.23; -94.28	0000	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.
Iowa
F2	Linn	42.28°N 91.5°W / 42.28; -91.5	0430	0.1 miles (0.2 km)

June 6 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, June 6, 1966
F#	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Kentucky
F2	McCracken, Madison	36.97°N 88.62°W / 36.97; -88.62	1800	18.5 miles (29.8 km)	Strong tornado injured two. Grazulis did not list this event, impling that the damage was actually caused by straight-line winds.
Florida
F1	Pinellas	27.92°N 82.75°W / 27.92; -82.75	2030	0.3 miles (0.5 km)	Brief touchdown injured one.

June 7 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, June 7, 1966
F#	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Kansas
F?	Wallace	38.85°N 101.7°W / 38.85; -101.7	2310	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported. Tornado was confirmed but was not given an F-Scale intensity.
F0	McPherson	38.2°N 97.52°W / 38.2; -97.52	2330	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.
F?	Ellis	38.78°N 99.48°W / 38.78; -99.48	0100	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage. Tornado was confirmed but was not given an F-Scale intensity.
Missouri
F0	Stoddard	37.1°N 89.92°W / 37.1; -89.92	2330	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.
Oklahoma
F0	Ellis	37.1°N 89.92°W / 37.1; -89.92	0000	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.

June 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, June 8, 1966
F#	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Florida
F0	Miami-Dade	25.75°N 80.25°W / 25.75; -80.25	1200	4.9 miles (7.9 km)	No damage reported.
F1	Miami-Dade	25.6°N 80.3°W / 25.6; -80.3	1700	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.
Kansas
F0	Rice	38.25°N 98.4°W / 38.25; -98.4	2118	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.
F2	Clay	39.13°N 97.15°W / 39.13; -97.15	2337	8.9 miles (14.3 km)	Caused damage to farms.
F3	Riley	39.07°N 96.77°W / 39.07; -96.77	0000	13.8 miles (22.2 km)	At least 65 Injuries – Enormous 1.2 mile wide tornado, caused $5 million in damage in Manhattan. KSU campus sustained $1,850,000 in damage alone. 11 homes were destroyed and others were unroofed. An apartment building and 66 trailers were destroyed as well.
F5	Shawnee	38.92°N 95.92°W / 38.92; -95.92	0100	21.1 miles (34.0 km)	16 Deaths 450 Injuries – See section on this tornado
F2	Leavenworth	39.23°N 95.03°W / 39.23; -95.03	0115	8.2 miles (13.2 km)	Trailers were destroyed and a home was unroofed. First of two tornadoes to hit Leavenworth County.
F4	Leavenworth	39.17°N 95.18°W / 39.17; -95.18	0200	19.9 miles (32.0 km)	1 Death 2 Injuries – One home was leveled and a car was thrown and destroyed. Second of two tornadoes to hit Leavenworth County.
Oklahoma
F1	Caddo	35.48°N 98.4°W / 35.48; -98.4	2330	0.5 miles (0.8 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.
F0	Washita	35.3°N 98.8°W / 35.3; -98.8	0000	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.
F0	Caddo	35.17°N 98.2°W / 35.17; -98.2	0120	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.

June 9 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, June 9, 1966
F#	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Illinois
F0	Cook	42.1°N 88.02°W / 42.1; -88.02	1110	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.
F2	Cook	42.1°N 88.02°W / 42.1; -88.02	1115	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown.
F2	Cook	42.1°N 87.93°W / 42.1; -87.93	1120	2.5 miles (4.0 km)	1 Death 30 Injuries – Tornado unroofed homes and apartment buildings in the area. A trailer was destroyed as well.
Florida
F1	Jackson	30.8°N 85.23°W / 30.8; -85.23	1200	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.
F?	Jackson	30.8°N 85.23°W / 30.8; -85.23	1605	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported. Tornado was confirmed but was not given an F-Scale intensity.
Michigan
F2	Barry	42.25°N 85.38°W / 42.25; -85.38	1400	2 miles (3.2 km)	Tornado caused moderate damage in the area.
New York
F0	Erie	42.63°N 78.55°W / 42.63; -78.55	2200	1 mile (1.6 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.

June 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, June 10, 1966
F#	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Texas
F2	Swisher	34.35°N 101.73°W / 34.35; -101.73	0130	36.9 miles (59.4 km)	Long track tornado.
F1	Swisher	34.35°N 101.73°W / 34.35; -101.73	0130	2 miles (3.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.
F0	Swisher	34.65°N 101.5°W / 34.65; -101.5	0130	2 miles (3.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.

June 11 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, June 11, 1966
F#	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Minnesota
F1	Minnesota	47.18°N 95.92°W / 47.18; -95.92	2115	1.9 miles (3.1 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.
F4	Crow Wing, Cass	46.63°N 94.37°W / 46.63; -94.37	2300	72.8 miles (117.2 km)	Very long track half-mile-wide tornado completely leveled several farms, and damaged at least 20 others. Two homes sustained near F5-damage with only clean slabs remaining. Thousands of trees were snapped and 3 people were injured.
Iowa
F2	Polk	41.57°N 93.55°W / 41.57; -93.55	2345	12.2 miles (19.6 km)
F2	Mitchell	43.38°N 92.9°W / 43.38; -92.9	0100	1 mile (1.6 km)
F1	Marshall	41.83°N 92.97°W / 41.83; -92.97	0145	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.
F2	Boone	42.08°N 93.87°W / 42.08; -93.87	0230	2 miles (3.2 km)
F1	Story	42.2°N 93.4°W / 42.2; -93.4	0300	2 miles (3.2 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.

June 12 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, June 12, 1966
F#	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Kansas
F1	Douglas	39.05°N 95.45°W / 39.05; -95.45	2201	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.
Missouri
F0	Clay	39.3°N 94.52°W / 39.3; -94.52	2245	0.1 miles (0.2 km)	Brief touchdown, no damage reported.
F1	Monroe	39.52°N 92.17°W / 39.52; -92.17	2330	0.2 miles (0.3 km)	Brief touchdown caused minor damage.
Texas
F3	Denton	33.3°N 97.0°W / 33.3; -97.0	0045	3.6 miles (5.8 km)

Topeka, Kansas

Topeka, Kansas

F5 tornado
Damage in downtown Topeka.
Max. rating1	F5 tornado
Duration of tornado outbreak2	34 minutes
Fatalities	16 fatalities, 450 injuries
Damage	$250 million (1966 USD)
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado

According to a local Native American legend, Burnett's Mound (a local landmark that was named after Potawatomi Indian chief Abram Burnett, and also believed to be an ancient Native American burial ground) was thought to protect the city from tornadoes, suggesting that the 250 feet (76 m) hill would cause a tornado that was approaching Topeka to disintegrate. A few years earlier, a water tower had been built directly on the mound, which sparked controversy among Topeka residents who felt it could impede the mound's reputed protective effect. Ten other tornadoes had struck the city since state records began in 1889, but the 1966 tornado was worse than any of the others.

The Topeka tornado began developing at 6:55 p.m. Central Time on June 8, touching down 8 miles (13 km) west of the city. The National Weather Service could not detect the developing tornado on radar as the Topeka forecast office used a modified military radar that was donated by the U.S. government after World War II. While it was state-of-the-art for the time, it had limited ability to detect tornadic activity compared to Doppler weather radar. Around 7:30 p.m., a 1/4 to 1/2-mile (400–800 m) wide tornado tracked into the southwest side of town, moving northeast, and passed over Burnett's Mound. Bill Kurtis, then a fill-in reporter at WIBW-TV (channel 13; then a hybrid CBS/ABC/NBC affiliate, now CBS) delivered the message to take shelter from the devastating storm by telling viewers calmly but sternly, "for God's sake, take cover!"

Many homes were swept completely away in residential areas of Topeka.

After broadcasting a take-cover report on the air while driving down the winding road on Burnett's Mound with the tornado approaching his direction, Rick Douglass, a reporter for radio station WREN (1250 AM, now KYYS), attempted to take shelter under an overpass, while trying to do a second live report on the storm. Douglass was carried by the tornado, becoming airborne for a few seconds, and was dropped over one block away. Douglass, whose clothes were ripped from his body, was pushed by the strong winds along the ground until the tornado passed on to make a six-block swath across Topeka. Douglass was found with dirt and debris covering his body. When he arrived at an area hospital, a nurse placed a cover over Douglass's face – believing he had perished. In an interview with The History Channel's Wrath of God, Douglass stated that he then pulled off the cover, resulting in the attending nurse wincing in reaction, Douglass found shards of debris in his skin for several years after the tornado and was left with a smell he described in the interview as "a mix of blood, guts, wood and metal" for several weeks.

The tornado first struck residential areas, cleanly sweeping away entire rows of homes and hurling vehicles hundreds of yards through the air. Grass was scoured from the ground according to eyewitnesses. Washburn University took a direct hit, and many large stone buildings on campus were badly damaged or destroyed. A 300-pound section of stone wall was torn from one building and thrown two miles away. One vehicle on campus was reportedly lofted over the top of the university's ROTC building, before coming to rest on the 50-yard line of the football field. The tornado ripped through the central part of the city, hitting the downtown area. Buses were crushed when the transportation barn was collapsed by the tornado, and trains on the Santa Fe Railway were overturned. Most of the downtown buildings were badly damaged or had windows blown out. Cars were flipped and tossed, and streets were blocked with debris. Many workers at the AT&T building downtown took shelter after a co-worker warned them of the approaching tornado, which could not be heard through the soundproof operator's room. The building incurred only light damage. The Kansas State Capitol building was also damaged when debris struck the dome removing one of the copper panels.

As the storm raged through the downtown area, meteorologists at the National Weather Service Topeka forecast office, located at Philip Billard Municipal Airport, took shelter as the tornado tracked through the airport, flipping over several airplanes. At 7:29 p.m., 34 minutes after it touched down, the tornado dissipated after ripping through the airport. By this time, the tornado had traversed 22 miles (35 km) of the city, with a damage path width of 1/2 mile (800 m). The most intense damage occurred in residential areas on the east side of town, due to the closely spaced housing units. Homes and other buildings along the tornado's path were obliterated, and the National Weather Service Topeka forecast office years later rated the tornado at F5 on the Fujita scale.

Then-mayor Chuck Wright later issued a decree that those caught looting would be shot on sight. The Kansas National Guard was called in. Streets in devastated areas of the city were filled with sightseers checking out the ruins of homes and businesses, which hampered efforts from first responders to find those missing under rubble. Families of victims also came to the scene to try to find them.

The total damage estimate was put at $250 million ($2,348 million in 2023) making it one of the costliest tornadoes in U.S. history. As of 2013, with inflation factored in, the Topeka tornado stood as the seventh costliest tornado on record. 820 homes were destroyed and 3,000 others were damaged. 250 businesses were destroyed and 2,390 were damaged including a major shopping center. 330 of the damaged homes and businesses suffered major damage and the other 5,000 received lesser degrees of damage. Hundreds of apartments were destroyed. Many government buildings, public buildings, other structures and much other property were damaged or destroyed.

Overall, 16 people were killed, and many others were injured. However, it is believed that had the tornado hit during school and work hours or during the night, that as many as 5,000 people would have been killed. Bill Kurtis was credited for saving many lives with his urgent message to take cover.

Casualties

Outbreak death toll

State	Total	County	County total
Kansas	17	Leavenworth	1
		Shawnee	16
Illinois	1	Cook	1
Totals	18
All deaths were tornado-related

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Confirmed Total	Confirmed F?	Confirmed F0	Confirmed F1	Confirmed F2	Confirmed F3	Confirmed F4	Confirmed F5
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning TXC013-163-020545- /O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0006.230302T0440Z-230302T0545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 1040 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

• Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

 Frio County in south central Texas...
 Atascosa County in south central Texas...

• Until 1145 PM CST.

• At 1040 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Derby, or 7

 miles south of Pearsall, moving east at 45 mph.

 THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR DERBY.

 HAZARD...Softball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

 SOURCE...Radar indicated.

 IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.
          Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs,
          siding, and vehicles.

• Locations impacted include...

 Pleasanton, Pearsall, Jourdanton, Dilley, Poteet, Charlotte,
 Christine, Campbellton, North Pearsall, Goldfinch, Hilltop, Leming,
 Bluff, Schattel, Derby, Bigfoot, Divot, Iuka, Graytown and Kyote.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

This is a dangerous storm. Prepare immediately for large destructive hail capable of producing significant damage. People outside should move to shelter inside a strong building, and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 2864 9834 2864 9925 2891 9932 2918 9858

     2911 9840 2879 9810 2861 9833

TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 261DEG 41KT 2878 9906

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...4.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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