June 8th 1966 Topeka Tornado - National Weather Service
June 8th marks the 56th anniversary of one of the most destructive and deadly tornadoes in Kansas history. The massive 1966 Topeka tornado killed 17 people, injured over 500 and …
Topeka Tornado 1966 - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society
Crossing downtown Topeka, the storm punched a hole in the Kansas State Capitol dome, destroyed the multistory National Reserve Building, and damaged a number of public and …
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1966 - Wikipedia
The most destructive tornado of this event occurred on the early evening of Wednesday, June 8, 1966, when Topeka, Kansas was struck by an F5 rated tornado. It started on the southwest …
Tornadoes in Kansas since 1950 | cjonline.com - The Topeka …
This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to July 31, 2024, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. For more recent tornadoes, clicking …
1966 Topeka tornado - National Weather Service
On the morning of June 8th 1966, an upper level trough at 500 mb (~18,000 feet above the ground) was crossing the Rockies and heading for the Central Plains (Fig. 1). The surface …
The 1966 Topeka tornado: 55 years later - Washburn Review
On June 8, 1966 an F-5 tornado, half a mile wide, cut a diagonal path of destruction across the Washburn campus and Topeka. When the winds stopped, the campus was in shambles and …
1966 Topeka Tornado: Path of Disaster (2000) documentary
2021年4月21日 · Wrath of God: The Topeka Kansas Tornado - Path of Disaster. June 8, 1966. (2000) documentary.
Photos show devastation left by Topeka's June 8, 1966, tornado
2021年6月7日 · When an F5 tornado more than a half-mile wide dissected Topeka 55 years ago, it left 16 people dead and hundreds of buildings and homes in ruins.
Devastation: The June 8, 1966, Topeka tornado - The Topeka …
2012年6月5日 · The F-5 tornado that ripped through Topeka on June 8, 1966, cut a half-mile-wide swath through 22 miles of the city, killing 16, injuring about 550 and forever changing the city.
Tornado History - National Weather Service
Interactive map of tornadoes in the NWS Topeka County Warning Area. 1950-present.