Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Sabine County, Texas, November 13, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.20, -93.63) to the end point (31.20, -93.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 13, 1972, 4:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Sabine County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 13, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 2.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 1972 | F2 | Louisiana | 4.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 1972 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 1972 | F2 | Alabama | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 1972 | F1 | Louisiana | 5.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 1972 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 1972 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 1972 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.