Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Franklin County, Massachusetts, July 3, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.70, -72.47) to the end point (42.70, -72.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 3, 1972, 1:21 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Massachusetts
- Counties
- Franklin County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 3, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1972 | F2 | New Hampshire | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Jul 3, 1972 | F2 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1972 | F1 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1972 | F1 | Massachusetts | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.