Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Fairfield County, Connecticut, August 9, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.38, -73.55) to the end point (41.35, -73.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 9, 1968, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Connecticut, New York
- Counties
- Fairfield County, Putnam County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 9, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1968 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1968 | F1 | Massachusetts | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Aug 9, 1968 | F1 | Massachusetts | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1968 | F1 | Massachusetts | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1968 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.