The April 30, 1972 tornado
F4Hodgeman and Ness counties, Kansas
An F4 tornado on a 26.6-mile path that injured 1. It was one of 12 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 7 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of April 30, 1972: 12 tornadoes in 3 statesF4 tornado · April 30, 1972
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 26.6 mi
- Width up to 77 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, April 30, 1972
- 6:25 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.