Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Angelina County, Texas, March 28, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries13
Length18.7 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.27, -94.83) to the end point (31.43, -94.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 28, 1972, 4:29 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Angelina County
- Path
- 18.7 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 13 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 28, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1972 | F3 | Arkansas | 10.4 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F2 | Arkansas | 5.4 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F1 | Florida | 3.6 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F1 | Florida | 6.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.