Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Newton County, Indiana, April 6, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.2 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.80, -87.42) to the end point (40.77, -87.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 6, 1972, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Newton County, Jasper County
- Path
- 11.2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 6, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1972 | F2 | Illinois | 17.5 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 9 |
| Apr 6, 1972 | F2 | Illinois | 6.8 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 22 |
| Apr 6, 1972 | F2 | Illinois | 5.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1972 | F1 | Illinois | 10.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1972 | F1 | Illinois | 3.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1972 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.