Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Marinette County, Wisconsin, August 19, 1968
RatingF4
Deaths2
Injuries3
Length21.8 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.08, -88.08) to the end point (45.07, -87.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 19, 1968, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Marinette County
- Near the path
- Marinette, Peshtigo, Coleman (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 21.8 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 19, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 19, 1968 | F1 | Minnesota | 18.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.