Topeka Tornado of 1966
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Damage path of the 1966 Topeka Tornado
The Topeka Tornado of 1966 was one of the worst tornadoes in Kansas history.
On June 8th, 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.
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- Tornado Damage Patterns in Topeka, Kansas, June 8, 1966 (Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 95, No. 6)
- NWS Topeka page
- Topeka Capital-Journal online
- The Topeka Tornado of 1996: Never Before Published Damage Photos
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