Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, April 19, 1972
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.80, -98.37) to the end point (36.80, -98.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1972, 3:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Alfalfa County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 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 | Oklahoma | 15.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.