Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Hale County, Texas, July 2, 1972
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.20, -101.87) to the end point (34.20, -101.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 2, 1972, 10:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hale County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 2, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1972 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1972 | F1 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1972 | F0 | New Mexico | 2 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1972 | F0 | Missouri | 2.7 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1972 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1972 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.