Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, September 20, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.55, -90.22) to the end point (42.55, -90.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 20, 1972, 1:58 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Lafayette County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 20, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 1972 | F2 | Wisconsin | 13.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1972 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 3.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.