Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hodgeman County, Kansas, May 22, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.1 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.00, -99.90) to the end point (38.03, -99.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1972, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Hodgeman County
- Path
- 5.1 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1972 | F3 | Oklahoma | 9.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F2 | Kansas | 9.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F2 | Kansas | 1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F2 | Kansas | 1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F2 | Kansas | 1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F2 | Kansas | 2 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F2 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Nebraska | 2.3 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Kansas | 7.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Nebraska | 1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Kansas | 7.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Kansas | 5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1.9 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F0 | Nebraska | 2.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1972 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.