Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Harrison County, Iowa, September 12, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.50, -95.70) to the end point (41.58, -95.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 12, 1972, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Harrison County
- Path
- 5.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 12, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 1972 | F1 | Iowa | 19.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1972 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1972 | F0 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.