Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Wood County, Texas, December 27, 1968
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.67, -95.50) to the end point (32.67, -95.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 27, 1968, 11:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wood County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 27, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 1968 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F2 | Mississippi | 5.6 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F2 | Mississippi | 7.3 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F2 | Alabama | 5.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 13.9 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.