Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Chilton County, Alabama, November 17, 1968
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries24
Length32.3 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.90, -86.75) to the end point (32.87, -86.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 17, 1968, 12:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Chilton County, Coosa County
- Path
- 32.3 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 24 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 17, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1968 | F2 | Mississippi | 10.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1968 | F2 | Alabama | 11.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 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.