Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Mobile County, Alabama, November 3, 1968
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries18
Length70.4 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.77, -88.12) to the end point (31.12, -87.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 3, 1968, 5:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Mobile County, Baldwin County, Escambia County
- Near the path
- Mobile, Prichard, Bay Minette, Chickasaw, Brewton (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 70.4 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 18 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 3, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 1968 | F3 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 3, 1968 | F2 | Mississippi | 43.5 mi | 180 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 3, 1968 | F2 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 5 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.