Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Blount County, Tennessee, June 28, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length0.5 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.75, -83.92) to the end point (35.75, -83.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 28, 1972, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Blount County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 28, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 1972 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 28, 1972 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 1972 | F0 | Puerto Rico | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.