The April 5, 1972 tornado
F3Multnomah and Clark counties, Oregon and Washington
An F3 tornado on a 8.7-mile path that killed 6 and injured 300. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · April 5, 1972
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 8.7 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 300
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, April 5, 1972
- 2:50 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.