The May 14, 1972 tornado
F4Marion, Hancock, Madison and Henry counties, Indiana
An F4 tornado on a 30.0-mile path that injured 20. It was one of 6 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 14, 1972
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 30.0 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 20
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, May 14, 1972
- 12:05 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.