Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, August 19, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length28.7 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.75, -88.97) to the end point (43.77, -88.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 19, 1968, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Green Lake County, Fond du Lac County
- Near the path
- Fond du Lac (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 28.7 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 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 | 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.