Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Orange County, Texas, July 14, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.8 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.22, -93.73) to the end point (30.22, -93.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 14, 1972, 1:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Orange County
- Path
- 3.8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 14, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 1.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1972 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 34 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 13.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 14.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1972 | F1 | Illinois | 21.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1972 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.