Tornado outbreak of May 1968
May 15 event

Tornado outbreak of May 1968

Section Title: May 15 event
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List of confirmed tornadoes

F#	Location	County	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage

Minnesota

F2	NW of Northfield to S of New Trier	Rice, Dakota	2028	15.4 miles (24.6 km)	One woman was injured when a barn collapsed onto her.

F0	NW of Hutton	Freeborn	2200	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	Brief tornado caused minor damage.

F1	SW of Dodge Center	Dodge	2207	7.8 miles (12.5 km)	Tornado damaged outbuildings on 3 farms.

F1	W of West Concord	Steele, Dodge	2240	16.6 miles (26.6 km)	Outbuildings were damaged on 7 farms.

F1	W of Newburg	Fillmore	2345	8.4 miles (13.4 km)	Tornado damaged 3 farms and a church.

Illinois

F3	E of Easton to SW of Emden	Mason, Logan	2030	12.6 miles (20.2 km)	15 homes were damaged or destroyed beyond repair, with near F4 damage in some areas. Trailers and smaller buildings were destroyed and scattered.

F1	S of Waynesville to S of Farmer City	De Witt	2200	25.4 miles (40.6 km)	4 deaths-Passed along the south edge of Wapella, destroying 3 homes and several buildings on multiple farms. A library in Waynesville was torn apart.

F3	E of Milford	Iroquois	2350	7.1 miles (11.4 km)	One home had its roof blown off and was torn apart. 25 loaded freight cars were blown from the tracks.

F3	SE of Freeburg	St. Clair	0245	2 miles (3.2 km)	4 deaths A trailer park was completely destroyed at Freeburg, where 4 people were killed. Frame homes and other structures were badly damaged.

Kansas

F3	NE of Louisburg, KS	Miami, KS, Cass, MO	2045	2.7 miles (4.3 km)	Tornado struck 8 farms in two states. One farm home was unroofed and torn apart.

Iowa

F5	NE of Hampton to SE of Chester	Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Butler, Floyd, Chickasaw, Howard	2110	62.1 miles (99.4 km)	13 deaths In Charles City, 13 people died, 450 were injured, and $30 million damage occurred. 372 homes were destroyed, 188 sustained major damage, and 356 sustained minor.

F5	Oelwein to W of Fayette	Fayette	2157	13.1 miles (21 km)	5 deaths-Tornado struck the towns of Oelwein and Maynard. Homes in both communities were completely swept away.

F1	W of Jackson Junction	Fayette	2158	0.3 miles (0.5 km)	Brief tornado touchdown with minor damage.

F1	Audubon area	Audubon	2245	2 miles (3.2 km)	Barns were destroyed and house windows were blown out.

F2	S of Vernon Springs	Howard	2315	4.7 miles (7.5 km)	The roof was torn off of a home and a concrete block garage was destroyed. Barns were destroyed as well.

Missouri

F2	W of Pittsville	Johnson	2130	5.2 miles (8.3 km)	Tornado struck 7 farms, destroying barns and outbuildings. A gas station was destroyed and one home had its roof torn off.

F1	NW of Richmond	Ray	2145	3.6 miles (5.8 km)	Tornado struck 5 farms, damaging barns and sheds.

F2	Fayetteville to Concordia	Johnson, Lafayette	2200	12.3 miles (19.7 km)	Large barns and outbuildings were destroyed.

F1	S of Blackburn	Lafayette, Saline	2200	4.9 miles (7.8 km)	Four farms sustained outbuilding damage. Trees and roofs were damaged, and a car was flipped by the tornado.

F1	S of Alba	Jasper	2300	2.5 miles (4 km)	Tornado damaged or destroyed structures on 3 farms. Tree damage occurred and a car was flipped, injuring the 3 occupants.

F1	W of Hillsboro	Jefferson	0140	5.9 miles (9.4 km)	Tornado caused tree damage along its path.

F2	SW of Neelyville	Butler	0250	0.2 miles (0.32 km)	Brief tornado destroyed two buildings and flipped a truck onto a station wagon. 1 person was injured.

F1	S of Campbell	Dunklin	0320	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	Tornado caused damage to treetops before lifting, then touching down fully in a rural area.

Indiana

F2	Mooresville area	Hendricks, Morgan	2145	8.8 miles (14.1 km)	30 homes were damaged or had their roofs torn off, and multiple trailers were destroyed in Hazelwood. 20 additional homes were damaged at Lake Bodona, with some unroofed or nearly destroyed.

F2	N of West Lafayette	Tippecanoe	0351	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	Two small buildings were destroyed.

F2	N of Beard	Clinton	0430	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	A barn and farm machinery were destroyed near Beard.

F3	S of Wabash to E of Fort Wayne	Wabash, Huntington, Allen	0602	50.3 miles (80.5 km)	1 death-13 trailers were destroyed, one of which was thrown across a highway, resulting in a fatality. 35 homes were damaged, 15 of them in New Haven.

Ohio

F1	SE of Wooster	Wayne	2315	1 miles (1.6 km)	Barns and outbuildings were destroyed.

F2	Dalton area	Wayne	0000	1 miles (1.6 km)	Barns and outbuildings were destroyed.

Arkansas

F3	NE of Mountain Home	Baxter	0030	7.3 miles (11.7 km)	3 deaths-20 homes and 12 trailers were destroyed. 4 businesses and 15 other homes were badly damaged.

F1	NE of Viola	Fulton	0115	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	Tornado caused damage in the Viola area where two trailers were flipped and a recreation hall sustained roof and wall damage.

F4	N of Oil Trough	Independence	0236	0.3 miles (0.5 km)	7 deaths-Tornado struck Oil Trough, destroying over half of the town. An implement company, a grocery store, and the post office were destroyed.

F4	E of Tuckerman to SW of Blytheville	Jackson, Craighead, Mississippi	0245	20.9 miles (33.4 km)	35 deaths-Tornado first struck the south side of Tuckerman before tearing through Jonesboro. At least 164 homes were destroyed in Jonesboro, and multiple others were damaged.

Tennessee

F1	Memphis area (southeast)	Shelby	0520	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	Tornado remained over open country.

F1	Germantown area	Shelby	0715	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	Brief tornado reported.

F1	SW of Dixonville	Shelby	0750	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	No damage reported.

Mississippi

F2	SW of Lewisburg	DeSoto	0620	5.2 miles (8.3 km)	Two concrete block houses were badly damaged and another was pushed several feet from its foundation. An additional 3 homes were destroyed, one was unroofed, and 3 others were damaged.

F1	E of Bowman	Tate	0640	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	Tornado uprooted multiple trees.

F1	NW of Taska	Marshall	0730	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	One truck was pushed from the road, another jackknifed, and two others were involved as the tornado briefly moved down the highway.

Source: Tornado History Project Storm Data - May 15, 1968

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Iowa tornado killed 13 people.

final_sentence: Iowa tornado killed 13 people.