Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Galveston County, Texas, January 1, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.53, -95.20) to the end point (29.53, -95.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 1, 1972, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Galveston County
- Near the path
- Friendswood (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.