Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Randall County, Texas, May 9, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.13, -101.83) to the end point (35.13, -101.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 9, 1972, 8:04 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Randall County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 9, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1972 | F3 | Kansas | 2.7 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1972 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.