Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Guadalupe County, Texas, May 16, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.6 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.58, -97.97) to the end point (29.63, -97.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1972, 3:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Guadalupe County
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.