Kansas, 1967

Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 23, 1967

June 23, 1967 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
30
Property damage
$25 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Kearny

When
June 23, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Kearny County
Rating
F3
Path length
15.8 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
38.150, -101.250

Tornado, Finney

When
June 23, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Rating
F3
Path length
19.8 mi
Path width
33 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
30 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
38.030, -101.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When
June 23, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Barton County
Measured
100 kt (115 mph)
Coordinates
38.280, -98.780

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Finney1967-06-23Direct

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10028300, 10028301, 10028302.