Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Okeechobee County, Florida, June 18, 1972

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.43, -81.00) to the end point (27.43, -81.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
June 18, 1972, 11:55 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Florida
Counties
Okeechobee County
Path
1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 2 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on June 18, 1972

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 18, 1972F2Florida1 mi100 yd040
Jun 18, 1972F2Florida1.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 18, 1972F2Florida0.3 mi30 yd00
Jun 18, 1972F2Florida2 mi50 yd00
Jun 18, 1972F2Florida0.5 mi20 yd00
Jun 18, 1972F2Florida2 mi100 yd011
Jun 18, 1972F1Florida2 mi20 yd00
Jun 18, 1972F1Florida0.3 mi50 yd03
Jun 18, 1972F1Florida0.2 mi50 yd04
Jun 18, 1972F1Florida0.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 18, 1972F1Nebraska0.3 mi20 yd00
Jun 18, 1972F0Florida1 mi20 yd00
Jun 18, 1972F0South Dakota0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 18, 1972F0Nebraska0.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.