Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bell County, Texas, October 21, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.25, -97.40) to the end point (31.30, -97.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 21, 1972, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Bell County, McLennan County
- Path
- 5.4 miles long, up to 100 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 | 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 | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.