Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Stanton County, Kansas, August 22, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width220 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.57, -101.68) to the end point (37.57, -101.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 22, 1972, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Stanton County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 22, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 22, 1972 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 22, 1972 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.