Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Barnes County, North Dakota, August 23, 1968
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length8.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.13, -98.47) to the end point (47.23, -98.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 23, 1968, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Barnes County, Stutsman County
- Near the path
- Courtenay (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.