The April 19, 1968 tornado
F4Sebastian County, Arkansas
An F4 tornado on a 2.0-mile path that killed 14 and injured 270. It was one of 12 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 19, 1968
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 2.0 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 14
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 270
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, April 19, 1968
- 3:12 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.