Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Pinal County, Arizona, June 21, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries8
Length1 mi
Width1,000 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.75, -111.55) to the end point (32.75, -111.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 21, 1972, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arizona
- Counties
- Pinal County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 21, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1972 | F2 | Arizona | 13.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 21, 1972 | F2 | Colorado | 19.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 21, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 4.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 21, 1972 | F1 | Arizona | 6.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 21, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 5.9 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1972 | F0 | Arizona | 17.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1972 | F0 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1972 | F0 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1972 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.