If you are looking for fresh snow by Christmas morning or are curious about potential travel disruptions, the best chances for at least 1" of new snowfall early this week exist across the mountainous West, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Otherwise, temperatures this last full week of December will average above normal for much of the lower 48 states. Read More >
Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
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F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
0 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
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1 | 04/02/1968 | 2100 | 1.4 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | Sayre |
2 | 04/03/1968 | 0010 | 16 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Noble/ Kay | 1 ESE Billings - 7 SE Blackwell |
3 | 04/03/1968 | 0015 | 5 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Noble | N of Orlando - Perry |
4 | 04/16/1968 | 1945 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 3 NW Hennessey |
5 | 04/16/1968 | 2215 | 0.3 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 3 | Logan | Guthrie |
6 | 04/19/1968 | 1215 | 5 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 3 | Atoka | N of Farris - ~4 SE Farris |
7 | 04/19/1968 | 1430 | 1 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Le Flore | 2 N Howe |
8 | 04/19/1968 | 1545 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 5 NNW Blanchard |
9 | 04/19/1968 | 1545 | 7 | 150 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Seminole | 5 NW- 9 N Seminole |
10 | 04/19/1968 | 1600 | 0.5 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 5 ESE Blackwell |
11 | 04/19/1968 | 1658 | 3 | 27 | F2 | 0 | 2 | Pontotoc | 1.5 S- 1 ENE Byng |
12 | 04/21/1968 | 0400 | 0.2 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 4 W Guthrie |
13 | 04/21/1968 | 1720 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 5 W Marshall |
14 | 04/22/1968 | 1400 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | ~4 E Hobart |
15 | 04/22/1968 | 1550 | 0.1 | 17 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Oklahoma | N part of Tinker AFB/Midwest City |
16 | 04/22/1968 | 1740 | 3 | 67 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Latimer | 2 W Wilburton - Wilburton |
17 | 05/02/1968 | 1930 | 0.1 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | Lawton (2700 block Fort Sill Blvd) |
18 | 05/03/1968 | 0310 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | S of Logan |
19 | 05/06/1968 | 1715 | 5 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | 4 SW- 1 NW Vinson |
20 | 05/06/1968 | 1930 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | 5 NE Hollis |
21 | 05/06/1968 | 1944 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Greer | 8 SW Mangum |
22 | 05/07/1968 | 1315 | 2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jefferson | 2 N- 4 NNE Grady |
23 | 05/07/1968 | 2035 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | Near Monroe |
24 | 05/08/1968 | 1745 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 2 NE Blackwell |
25 | 05/13/1968 | 1215 | 1 | 200 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | 1 E Maysville |
26 | 05/13/1968 | 1245 | 3 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | 2 NW- 3 N Pauls Valley |
27 | 05/13/1968 | 1345 | 12 | 100 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Pottawatomie/ Seminole | 5 WSW- 6 NNE Konawa |
28 | 05/13/1968 | 1430 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pushmataha | 15 NNW Antlers |
29 | 05/13/1968 | 1500 | 0.3 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | Near Francis |
30 | 05/13/1968 | 1605 | 0.3 | 200 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | Indianola |
31 | 05/13/1968 | 1635 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Latimer | 5 NW Wilburton |
32 | 05/13/1968 | 1820 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Marshall | 1.5 WNW Willis - Lake Texoma |
33 | 05/13/1968 | 1915 | 4 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Marshall | 2 E- 5 E Willis |
34 | 05/16/1968 | 1415 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Carter | E of Wilson |
35 | 05/16/1968 | 1515 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Love | W of Overbrook |
36 | 05/16/1968 | 1643 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cotton | 8 SW Temple |
37 | 05/16/1968 | 1745 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Love | ~4 W Marietta |
38 | 05/16/1968 | 1800 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jefferson | 7 N Ringling |
39 | 05/22/1968 | 2030 | 11 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 1 W Braman - 2 N Peckham |
40 | 05/23/1968 | 0030 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Ottawa | 5 W Picher |
41 | 05/25/1968 | 0830 | 2 | 33 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Sequoyah | Sallisaw |
42 | 05/29/1968 | 2125 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | 7 SW Lawton - Just SE of Lawton |
43 | 06/01/1968 | 1415 | 11 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Adair OK/ Benton AR | 2 SW Watts OK- Watts OK- Just E of Siloam Spring AR |
44 | 06/05/1968 | 1818 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 3 SE Verden |
45 | 06/08/1968 | 1730 | 0.8 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | 5 SW Turpin |
46 | 06/09/1968 | 1530 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Ellis | SE of Catesby |
47 | 06/09/1968 | 1620 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Harper | 10 SW Buffalo |
48 | 06/09/1968 | 1815 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 5 N Texhoma |
49 | 06/09/1968 | 2000 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 2 | Roger Mills | Crawford |
50 | 06/15/1968 | 1720 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | Lawton (near front gate of Fort Sill) |
51 | 06/30/1968 | 2125 | 2 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 6 NNE Crescent |
52 | 08/10/1968 | 1627 | 0.1 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City (Near NW 8th/Portland) |
53 | 12/18/1968 | 0830 | 1.8 | 300 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 2 NNE Apache |
54 | 12/18/1968 | 1300 | 4 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | Skiatook - 3 NE Skiatook |
55 | 12/18/1968 | 1305 | 0.5 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 4 SW Indianola |