Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Victoria County, Texas, November 5, 1968

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length14.4 mi

Width200 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.80, -97.00) to the end point (28.72, -96.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: November 5, 1968, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Texas
Counties: Victoria County
Path: 14.4 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on November 5, 1968

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Nov 5, 1968	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 1968	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0

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Victoria County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.