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1972 Oklahoma Tornadoes

Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 0 0 11 5 6 3 1 0 2 0 2 30

Tornadoes by Intensity
F0
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
Total
5 16 6 2 1 0 30

Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured Property
Damage
$		 Crop
Damage
$		 County Location
1 04/12/1972 2130 0.1 30
F1
 0 0     Rogers 3 NW Verdigris
2 04/13/1972 0100 41 50
F1
 0 0     Cherokee 15 W Tahlequah - Tailholt
3 04/15/1972 0530 5 50
F1
 0 0     Pittsburg south McAlester - near Krebs
4 04/19/1972 1415 16 75
F2
 0 0     Dewey Lenora - 10 E Seiling
5 04/19/1972 1505 0.1 10
F0
 0 0     Alfalfa 2 N Cherokee
6 04/19/1972 1700 28 N/A
F4
 5 6     Carter/ Murray/ Garvin 5 SW Ratliff City - 5 NW Davis
7 04/20/1972 1925 9 50
F2
 0 0     Bryan Mead - 5 NE Durant
8 04/20/1972 2010 0.1 10
F1
 0 0     Atoka Stringtown
9 04/25/1972 2345 0.1 15
F1
 0 0     Beaver Near Beaver
10 04/26/1972 2303 13 15
F1
 0 0     Jackson Near Blair - S of Headrick
11 04/30/1972 2305 0.1 10
F0
 0 0     Grant NW of Wakita
12 05/01/1972 0535 4 75
F1
 0 0     McIntosh 2 W - .25 S Stidham
13 05/22/1972 1900 0.1 30
F1
 0 0     Beckham S of Erick
14 05/22/1972 1930 10 100
F3
 0 0     Greer 8 W - 2 ESE Brinkman
15 05/22/1972 2027 1.9 33
F1
 0 0     Washita Near Cordell
16 05/28/1972 2115 0.1 25
F0
 0 0     Garvin 5 S Pauls Valley
17 06/19/1972 2125 N/A N/A
F2
 0 0     Payne ~5 W Perkins
18 06/24/1972 0200 0.1 20
F1
 0 0     Beckham 7 NNE Sayre
19 06/26/1972 1930 0.1 10
F1
 0 0     Mayes Near Strang
20 06/27/1972 1945 0.1 20
F0
 0 0     Oklahoma OKC (US - 62 near SW 74th St and May Ave)
21 06/27/1972 1845 0.1 10
F1
 0 0     Mayes Near Chouteau
22 06/27/1972 2040 1.0 5
F0
 0 0     Tulsa Tulsa
23 07/01/1972 1110 0.1 15
F1
 0 0     Le Flore Near Poteau
24 07/01/1972 1800 0.1 15
F1
 0 0     Grant 1.5 NW Medford
25 07/17/1972 1415 0.1 20
F1
 0 0     Texas 6 N Adams
26 08/21/1972 1730 N/A N/A
F1
 0 1     Kay Lake Ponca
27 10/22/1972 0224 1.5 33
F3
 0 1     McCurtain N part of Idabel
28 10/22/1972 0224 0.5 N/A
F2
 0 1     McCurtain SE part of Idabel
29 12/29/1972 2015 15 40
F2
 0 0     McClain/ Cleveland 10 SW Purcell - 4 ESE Lexington
30 12/29/1972 2315 31 30
F2
 0 0     Mayes/ Craig/ Delaware/ Ottawa 2 S Ketchum - 9 E Miami (not continuous)
 
Oklahoma Tornadoes by Year (1950-2009)
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