Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, St. Louis County, Missouri, August 15, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.62, -90.35) to the end point (38.65, -90.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 15, 1968, 2:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- St. Louis County
- Near the path
- St. Louis, Clayton, Richmond Heights, Brentwood (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 15, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1968 | F1 | Minnesota | 2.7 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1968 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.