Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Worcester County, Massachusetts, July 17, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.08, -72.10) to the end point (42.08, -72.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 17, 1968, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Massachusetts
- Counties
- Worcester County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 17, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1968 | F2 | New Hampshire | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1968 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1968 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1968 | F1 | Illinois | 3.8 mi | 127 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1968 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1968 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 4.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 3.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.