Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Mecosta County, Michigan, April 23, 1968
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries11
Length60.9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.70, -85.48) to the end point (43.10, -85.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1968, 12:53 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Mecosta County, Osceola County
- Path
- 60.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 11 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1968 | F5 | Ohio | 34 mi | 400 yd | 7 | 93 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | Kentucky, Ohio | 78.7 mi | 550 yd | 6 | 364 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | Ohio | 24.1 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 33 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F3 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F2 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F2 | Ohio | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F2 | Kentucky | 3.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F1 | Michigan | 9.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F1 | Ohio | 8.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.