Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Mayes County, Oklahoma, December 29, 1972

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length31.2 mi

Width30 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.50, -95.02) to the end point (36.88, -94.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: December 29, 1972, 11:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Mayes County, Delaware County, Ottawa County
Path: 31.2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on December 29, 1972

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Dec 29, 1972	F2	Oklahoma	14.5 mi	40 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Mayes County
Delaware County
Ottawa County

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