Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Marion County, Indiana, May 14, 1972

RatingF4

Deaths0

Injuries20

Length30 mi

Width200 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.77, -86.08) to the end point (40.00, -85.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 14, 1972, 12:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Indiana
Counties: Marion County, Hancock County, Madison County, Henry County
Path: 30 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 20 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 14, 1972

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 14, 1972	F2	Tennessee	1 mi	50 yd	3
May 14, 1972	F1	Indiana	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 14, 1972	F1	Wisconsin	2.7 mi	100 yd	0
May 14, 1972	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1972	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Marion County
Hancock County
Madison County
Henry County

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