Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, August 9, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths1
Injuries6
Length4.9 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.28, -71.23) to the end point (42.35, -71.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 9, 1972, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Massachusetts
- Counties
- Norfolk County
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 9, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1972 | F2 | Massachusetts | 9.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 1972 | F1 | Connecticut | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1972 | F1 | Massachusetts | 0.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1972 | F1 | Vermont | 3.6 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1972 | F1 | New Hampshire | 0.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.