Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Fentress County, Tennessee, May 14, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.37, -84.80) to the end point (36.37, -84.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 14, 1972, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Fentress County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 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 | F1 | Indiana | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 2.7 mi | 100 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.