Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, June 17, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.80, -92.67) to the end point (30.80, -92.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 17, 1968, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- St. Helena Parish
- Near the path
- Oakdale (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 17, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1968 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1968 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1968 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1968 | F0 | Georgia | 1 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.