Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, St. Clair County, Missouri, July 27, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.6 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.03, -94.03) to the end point (38.08, -94.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 27, 1972, 7:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- St. Clair County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 27, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1972 | F3 | Nebraska | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1972 | F2 | Nebraska | 1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1972 | F2 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 1972 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 27, 1972 | F1 | Idaho | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1972 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1972 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.