May 1968 Tornado Outbreak (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The May 1968 tornado outbreak was a significant and deadly tornado outbreak that struck most of the central and southern United States on May 15- May 16, 1968. Producing 46 tornadoes, the outbreak killed at least 72 people including 45 in Arkansas alone. The outbreak also produced two F5s in Iowa. It was one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in the United States since the 1960s and is one of the deadliest outbreaks in Arkansas history.Severe weather activity started during the afternoon of May 15 as a low pressure system crossed the area.