Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Rock County, Wisconsin, May 14, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.7 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.65, -88.97) to the end point (42.70, -88.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 14, 1972, 2:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Rock County
- Path
- 2.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 14, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1972 | F4 | Indiana | 30 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 20 |
| May 14, 1972 | F2 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 14, 1972 | F1 | Indiana | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1972 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1972 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.