Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Victoria County, Texas, May 10, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.80, -97.00) to the end point (28.80, -97.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 10, 1972, 5:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Victoria County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 10, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1972 | F2 | New Mexico | 2.5 mi | 660 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1972 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1972 | F1 | New Mexico | 3.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1972 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1972 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1972 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.