Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Rooks County, Kansas, July 27, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.25, -99.30) to the end point (39.25, -99.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 27, 1972, 11:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Rooks County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 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 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 27, 1972 | F1 | Idaho | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1972 | F1 | Missouri | 3.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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.