Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Sebastian County, Arkansas, April 19, 1968
RatingF4
Deaths14
Injuries270
Length2 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.20, -94.27) to the end point (35.20, -94.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1968, 3:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Sebastian County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 14 deaths, 270 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1968 | F3 | Oklahoma | 6.6 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1968 | F2 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1968 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 1968 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 19, 1968 | F2 | Arkansas | 13.5 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1968 | F1 | Oklahoma | 5.4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 19, 1968 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1968 | F1 | Arkansas | 4.7 mi | 833 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1968 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1968 | F1 | Kansas | 9.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1968 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.