1966 Meteorology: 1966 Atlantic Hurricane Season, 1966 Pacific Typhoon Season, Tornadoes of 1966, 1966 Topeka Tornado

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1966 Atlantic Hurricane Season, 1966 Pacific Typhoon Season, Tornadoes of 1966, 1966 Topeka Tornado, 1966 Tampa Tornado Family, Hurricane Alma, Hurricane Inez, Hurricane Faith, Candlestick Park Tornado. Excerpt: 1966 Topeka tornado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Burnett's Mound. According to a local Native American legend, this mound was thought to protect the city from tornadoes . 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. That is $658.65 million in 2008 dollars making it the 6th costliest tornado in the U.S. During the early evening of June 8 at 6:37PM CDT, a small tornado was reported in the college town of Manhattan, west-northwest of the city. As the tornado that would slash though Topeka began developing eighteen minutes later at 6:55PM, eight miles west of town, the National Weather Service could not detect the developing tornado on radar as the Topeka forecast office used a modified military radar that was donated by the government following World War II. While it was considered state-of-the-art for its time, it had a limited ability to detect tornadic activity, compared to the Doppler weather radar of the present day. Damage path of the 1966 Topeka Tornado Damage in downtown TopekaAround 7:30PM CDT, a 1/4 to 1/2-mile (400800 m) wide tornado tracked into the southwest side of town, moving northeast, and passed over Burnett's Mound. On the Washburn University campus, many students in the Carnegie Hall building were taki... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2710888

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