Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Palm Beach County, Florida, November 9, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length10 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (26.53, -80.20) to the end point (26.58, -80.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 9, 1968, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Palm Beach County
- Near the path
- Lantana (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 9, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 1968 | F2 | Florida | 4.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 9, 1968 | F2 | Florida | 29.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 9, 1968 | F2 | Florida | 45.6 mi | 100 yd | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 9, 1968 | F1 | Florida | 12.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 1968 | F1 | Florida | 69.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 9, 1968 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9, 1968 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9, 1968 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.