Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Harris County, Texas, May 12, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length4.5 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.62, -95.18) to the end point (29.62, -95.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1972, 4:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Harris County
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 19.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 12, 1972 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1972 | F2 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 7 |
| May 12, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 12, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 12, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.