Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Wabash County, Indiana, May 16, 1968

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries15

Length50.3 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.73, -85.85) to the end point (41.10, -85.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 16, 1968, 12:02 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Indiana
Counties: Wabash County, Huntington County, Allen County
Path: 50.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 15 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 16, 1968

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 16, 1968	F3	Texas	2 mi	23 yd	0
May 16, 1968	F2	Mississippi	5.2 mi	100 yd	7
May 16, 1968	F1	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 16, 1968	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 16, 1968	F1	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 16, 1968	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 16, 1968	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	17 yd	0
May 16, 1968	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 16, 1968	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 16, 1968	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 16, 1968	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 16, 1968	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

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