Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, April 16, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length38.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.07, -96.17) to the end point (39.40, -95.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 16, 1968, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Wabaunsee County, Shawnee County
- Path
- 38.7 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 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 16, 1968 | F1 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.