Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hood County, Texas, August 8, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.43, -97.82) to the end point (32.43, -97.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 8, 1972, 5:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hood County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 8, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1972 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1972 | F0 | South Carolina | 3.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1972 | F0 | Arizona | 2.3 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.