Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Baxter County, Arkansas, June 24, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length17.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.17, -92.27) to the end point (36.38, -92.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 24, 1968, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Baxter County, Fulton County
- Path
- 17.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 24, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1968 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F2 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F2 | Missouri | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F2 | Missouri | 4.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F2 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F1 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F1 | Colorado | 0.4 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F0 | Kansas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.