Topeka Tornado of 1966

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The Topeka Tornado of 1966 was one of the worst tornadoes in Kansas history.

On June 8, 1966, Topeka, Kansas was struck by an F5 rated tornado. It started on the southwest side of town, moving northeast, passing over a local landmark named Burnetts Mound. According to a local Native American legend, this mound was thought to protect the city from tornadoes [1]. It went on to rip through the city, hitting the downtown area and Washburn University. Total dollar cost was put at $100 million making it, at the time, one of the costliest tornadoes in history. Even to this day, with inflation factored in, the Topeka tornado stands as one of the costliest on record.

[edit] Tornado Table

Confirmed Total	Confirmed F0	Confirmed F1	Confirmed F2	Confirmed F3	Confirmed F4	Confirmed F5
9	3	1	2	1	1	1

[edit] See also

Outbreak death toll

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

• List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
• 10 costliest US tornadoes

[edit] External links

• Tornado Damage Patterns in Topeka, Kansas, June 8, 1966 (Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 95, No. 6)
  • Comments on “Tornado Damage Patterns in Topeka, Kansas, June 8, 1966” (Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 96, No. 3)
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• NWS Topeka page
• Topeka Capital-Journal online
• The Topeka Tornado of 1966: Never Before Published Damage Photos