Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Pinal County, Arizona, June 21, 1972
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.07, -111.73) to the end point (33.23, -111.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 21, 1972, 4:53 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Arizona
- Counties
- Pinal County, Maricopa County
- Path
- 17.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | 1 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 8 |
| 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 | 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.