Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, June 7, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length16.7 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.00, -80.58) to the end point (35.20, -80.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 7, 1968, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Mecklenburg County, Union County
- Path
- 16.7 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 7, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 1968 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 1968 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1968 | F1 | Michigan | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1968 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1968 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.