Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cheatham County, Tennessee, April 7, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries15
Length23.2 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.30, -87.07) to the end point (36.17, -86.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 7, 1972, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Cheatham County, Davidson County
- Path
- 23.2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 15 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 7, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1972 | F3 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1972 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1972 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1972 | F1 | Georgia | 3.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 1972 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1972 | F1 | Georgia | 2.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.