1966 Topeka tornado

1966 Topeka tornado

Infobox tornado outbreak
name = Early June 1966 Tornado Outbreak Sequence
image location = 66topeka.jpg


date = June 3-12
duration = ~11 days
fujitascale = F5
tornadoes = 59
total damages (USD) = ≥$104.639 million (1966 USD) ≥$694.79 million (2008 USD)
total fatalities = 18
areas affected = Most of the Great Plains and parts of the Eastern United States
enhanced = no

The Early June 1966 Tornado Outbreak Sequence was a series of tornado outbreaks which occurred between June 2 and 12. 59 tornadoes were confirmed during the 11 day span which left 18 people dead and 543 injured.

June 4 event

June 6 event

June 8 event

June 10 event

June 12 event

ee also

*List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
*List of tornadoes striking downtown areas

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4dgRgYFyoM Video of the tornado and damage]
* [http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/095/mwr-095-06-0370.pdf Tornado Damage Patterns in Topeka, Kansas, June 8, 1966 (Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 95, No. 6)]
** [http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/096/mwr-096-03-0186.pdf Comments on “Tornado Damage Patterns in Topeka, Kansas, June 8, 1966” (Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 96, No. 3)]
** [http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/096/mwr-096-03-0187.pdf Reply (Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 96, No. 3)]
* [http://www.crh.noaa.gov/top/events/66tornado.php NWS Topeka page]
* [http://www.cjonline.com/indepth/66tornado/ Topeka Capital-Journal online]
* [http://www.tinyvital.com/Weather/StormChase/topeka66.htm The Topeka Tornado of 1966: Never Before Published Damage Photos]


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