Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Chautauqua County, New York, August 6, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length31.8 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.40, -79.08) to the end point (42.23, -78.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 6, 1968, 3:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- New York
- Counties
- Chautauqua County, Cattaraugus County
- Path
- 31.8 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 6, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1968 | F2 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1968 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1968 | F0 | Wisconsin | 5.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1968 | F0 | Wisconsin | 14.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1968 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1968 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.