Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Parker County, Texas, May 7, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length14.7 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.80, -97.82) to the end point (32.88, -97.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1968, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Parker County
- Path
- 14.7 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1968 | F0 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1968 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.