Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Dewey County, Oklahoma, April 19, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length15.5 mi
Width77 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.05, -99.05) to the end point (36.15, -98.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1972, 2:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Dewey County
- Path
- 15.5 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1972 | F4 | Oklahoma | 28.2 mi | 10 yd | 5 | 6 |
| Apr 19, 1972 | F2 | Kansas | 20 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1972 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.