Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, December 18, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.13, -95.80) to the end point (35.13, -95.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 18, 1968, 1:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Pittsburg County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 18, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 1968 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 1968 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.