Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Rice County, Minnesota, August 19, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length18.3 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.28, -93.10) to the end point (44.33, -92.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 19, 1968, 2:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Rice County, Goodhue County
- Path
- 18.3 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 19, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1968 | F4 | Wisconsin | 21.8 mi | 33 yd | 2 | 3 |
| Aug 19, 1968 | F2 | Wisconsin | 14.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Aug 19, 1968 | F2 | Wisconsin | 28.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 19, 1968 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.