Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Liberty County, Texas, March 20, 1972
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.05, -94.98) to the end point (30.05, -94.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 20, 1972, 8:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Liberty County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 20, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1972 | F2 | Texas | 4.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1972 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 18.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 20, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1972 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.