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The outbreak produced a violent F5 tornado that devastated Belmond, Iowa, killing six and injuring 172, although the F5 rating is disputed. In all, 23 tornadoes touched down across four states, killing six people and injuring 225 others.
This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F4 in the 1960s. The Fujita scale attempts to estimate the intensity of a tornado by classifying the damage caused to natural features and man-made structures in the tornado's path. A famous photo of an F4 tornado in the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak.
The Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1966 [nb 1] [nb 2] was a series of tornado outbreaks which occurred between June 2 and June 12. The nearly two week event of severe weather was mainly concentrated in the Midwestern (Great Plains) region of the United States, but was widely spread out to areas as far south as Texas and Florida, and as far east as New York.
Database: Tornadoes in Iowa since 1950. Oct. 14, 1966: 6 dead, 172 injured during F5 tornado in Worth County. An F5 tornado in 1966 killed six people in Wright County and injured 172, causing $25 ...
Tornado outbreak of Mid–October 1966: October 14–15, 1966: Midwest: 23: 6 fatalities, 225 injuries: Unusually intense October outbreak spawned a deadly F5 tornado in Belmond, Iowa, although the rating is disputed. (15 significant, 1 violent killer) [83] Los Angeles tornadoes of November 7, 1966: November 7, 1966: Southern California: 4: 10 ...
Since the devastating 1966 Topeka tornado, improvements in tornado safety and preparedness help make Topekans safer from storms today.
A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive, power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames. Video of the direct hit ...
Pages in category "Tornadoes in Iowa" ... Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1966; 1967 St. Louis tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 2, 1967 ...