The April 19, 1972 tornado
F4Carter, Murray and Garvin counties, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 28.2-mile path that killed 5 and injured 6. It was one of 7 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 19, 1972
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 28.2 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, April 19, 1972
- 5:00 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.