Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, McLennan County, Texas, November 12, 1972

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length24 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.33, -97.52) to the end point (31.45, -97.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: November 12, 1972, 9:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: McLennan County, Coryell County
Near the path: Hewitt, Robinson (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 24 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on November 12, 1972

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Nov 12, 1972	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	77 yd	5
Nov 12, 1972	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
Nov 12, 1972	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

McLennan County
Coryell County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.