Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Atascosa County, Texas, May 6, 1972

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length13.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.88, -98.65) to the end point (28.90, -98.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 6, 1972, 11:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Atascosa County
Path: 13.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 6, 1972

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 6, 1972	F2	Texas	6.5 mi	17 yd	0	2
May 6, 1972	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Atascosa County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.