Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Choctaw County, Alabama, November 17, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length11.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.97, -88.37) to the end point (32.10, -88.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 17, 1968, 11:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Choctaw County
- Path
- 11.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 17, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1968 | F3 | Alabama | 32.3 mi | 400 yd | 1 | 24 |
| Nov 17, 1968 | F2 | Mississippi | 10.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1968 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1968 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1968 | F1 | Georgia | 2.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1968 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.