Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Atchison County, Missouri, April 16, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.57, -95.53) to the end point (40.57, -95.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 16, 1968, 6:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Atchison County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 16, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1968 | F2 | Iowa | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1968 | F2 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1968 | F2 | Nebraska | 1.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1968 | F2 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1968 | F2 | Kansas | 38.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1968 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 16, 1968 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1968 | F0 | Kansas | 2.7 mi | 47 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1968 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.