Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Jackson County, Arkansas, May 15, 1968
RatingF4
Deaths35
Injuries364
Length20.9 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.73, -91.18) to the end point (35.90, -90.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1968, 8:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Jackson County, Craighead County, Mississippi County
- Path
- 20.9 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 35 deaths, 364 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1968 | F5 | Iowa | 62.1 mi | 600 yd | 13 | 462 |
| May 15, 1968 | F5 | Iowa | 13.1 mi | 500 yd | 5 | 156 |
| May 15, 1968 | F4 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 300 yd | 7 | 24 |
| May 15, 1968 | F3 | Illinois | 12.6 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 25 |
| May 15, 1968 | F3 | Kansas, Missouri | 2.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F3 | Illinois | 7.1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F3 | Arkansas | 7.3 mi | 200 yd | 3 | 25 |
| May 15, 1968 | F3 | Illinois | 2 mi | 200 yd | 4 | 60 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | Minnesota | 15.4 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | Missouri | 5.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | Indiana | 8.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | Missouri | 12.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | Iowa | 4.7 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | Ohio | 1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Missouri | 3.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Illinois | 25.4 mi | 1,000 yd | 4 | 50 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Missouri | 4.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Minnesota | 7.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Minnesota | 16.6 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Iowa | 2 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Missouri | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 367 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Minnesota | 8.4 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Missouri | 5.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Missouri | 1.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.