Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Beckham County, Oklahoma, April 2, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.4 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.30, -99.65) to the end point (35.30, -99.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 2, 1968, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Beckham County
- Near the path
- Sayre (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 2, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1968 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 8.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.