Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cass County, North Dakota, May 26, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.68, -97.53) to the end point (46.68, -97.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 1972, 5:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Cass County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 26, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1972 | F2 | South Dakota | 1.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1972 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1972 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1972 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1972 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1972 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 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.