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| 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| 0 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | 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 | 77 | 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 | 10 | 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 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | Near Beaver |
| 10 | 04/26/1972 | 2303 | 13 | 17 | 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 | 77 | 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 | 27 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | 5 S Pauls Valley |
| 17 | 06/19/1972 | 2125 | 0.1 | 10 | 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 | 1845 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Mayes | Near Chouteau |
| 21 | 06/27/1972 | 1945 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City (US-62 near SW 74th St and May Ave) |
| 22 | 06/27/1972 | 2040 | 1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | Tulsa (15th Street - Fairgrounds - 21st St/Yale) |
| 23 | 07/01/1972 | 1110 | 0.1 | 13 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | Near Poteau |
| 24 | 07/01/1972 | 1800 | 0.1 | 17 | 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 | 0.1 | 10 | 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 | 10 | 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] |
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