Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Garvin County, Oklahoma, May 13, 1968

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2.5 mi

Width150 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.77, -97.25) to the end point (34.77, -97.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 13, 1968, 12:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Garvin County
Path: 2.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 13, 1968

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 13, 1968	F3	Kansas	140.4 mi	320 yd	5
May 13, 1968	F3	Oklahoma	11.6 mi	100 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F2	Texas	0.4 mi	33 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F2	Texas	0.2 mi	33 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F2	Kansas	4.7 mi	20 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F1	Texas	1 mi	17 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	200 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F1	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F1	Missouri	0.1 mi	17 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F1	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	200 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F1	Nebraska	58.9 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F0	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 13, 1968	F0	Oklahoma	3.8 mi	10 yd	0

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.