Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Union County, New Mexico, May 10, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.77, -103.33) to the end point (35.78, -103.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 10, 1972, 3:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Union County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 10 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 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1972 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 20 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.