Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, July 21, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length7.6 mi
Width37 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.68, -71.42) to the end point (42.58, -71.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 21, 1972, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Massachusetts
- Counties
- Middlesex County
- Path
- 7.6 miles long, up to 37 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 21, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1972 | F1 | New Hampshire | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F1 | New Hampshire | 7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F1 | Massachusetts | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F1 | Connecticut | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.