Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Williamson County, Texas, October 21, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.63, -97.68) to the end point (30.63, -97.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 21, 1972, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Williamson County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 21, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 5.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 21, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 1.3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 1.3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.