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Hurricane Agnes tornado outbreak

{{Short description|1972 tornado outbreak in Florida}}

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{{Infobox storm

| name = Hurricane Agnes tornado outbreak

| image = Hurricane Agnes effects in Key West MM00001342x (15292935950).jpg

| alt = Mass of wooden wreckage with culinary advertisement in background

| caption = Damage from an F2 tornado in Key West, Florida

| type = Tornado outbreak
Tropical cyclone

| active = June 18–19, 1972

| lowest pressure =

| lowest temperature =

| tornadoes = 19 confirmed

| fujitascale = F3

| tornado duration = 1 day, 13 hours, 45 minutes

| highest winds =

| hail =

| gusts =

| maximum snow =

| power outages =

| total fatalities = 7 fatalities, ≥ 135 injuries

| damages = $5,570,030 (1972 USD){{refn|group=nb|name=Losses|All losses are in 1972 USD unless otherwise noted.}}
${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|5,570,030|1972|r=-4}}}} ({{CURRENTYEAR}} USD)

| affected = Florida and Georgia

| current advisories =

| enhanced =

| notes =

| partof = the tornadoes of 1972

}}

On June 18–19, 1972, Hurricane Agnes generated the third-deadliest tropical cyclone-related tornado outbreak in the United States since 1900, as well as the deadliest such tornado outbreak on record in Florida. The outbreak lasted about 38 hours and produced at least 19 confirmed tornadoes, though some studies suggested nearly a dozen more. Two of the tornadoes killed a total of seven people and were not classified as tornadoes by the National Weather Service until 2018. In Florida alone, the outbreak inflicted at least 135 injuries and destroyed 15 homes, while 119 homes received damage. Statewide, 217 trailers were destroyed and 196 trailers incurred damage. Additionally, six businesses were destroyed, while six others were damaged.{{refn|group=nb|name=Outbreak|An outbreak is generally defined as a group of at least six tornadoes with no more than a six-hour gap between individual tornadoes; however, the threshold varies slightly according to local climatology. On the Florida peninsula, an outbreak consists of at least four tornadoes occurring relatively synchronously—no more than four hours apart.{{harvnb|Hagemeyer|1997|p=400}}{{harvnb|Hagemeyer|1997|p=401}}{{cite conference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016213739/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/PDFs/agnes30.pdf |archive-date=October 16, 2008 |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/PDFs/agnes30.pdf |title=Thirty Years After Hurricane Agnes: the Forgotten Florida Tornado Disaster |last1=Hagemeyer |first1=Bartlett C. |last2=Spratt |first2=Scott M. |year=2002 |publisher=American Meteorological Society |location=Melbourne, Florida |publication-place=San Diego, California|conference=25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology |conference-url=https://ams.confex.com/ams/25HURR/webprogram/25HURR.html |access-date=November 24, 2019}}{{harvnb|Grazulis|2001a|p=[https://archive.org/details/tornadonaturesul0000graz/page/206 206]}}}}{{refn|group=nb|name=Reanalysis|According to a reassessment in 2002, the outbreak resulted in thirty tornadoes in Florida and Georgia, including six F0 events, twelve F1 events, ten F2 events, and two F3 events on the Fujita scale. (Operationally, only seventeen tornadoes were confirmed.)}}{{refn|group=nb|name=Fujita|The Fujita scale was devised under the aegis of scientist T. Theodore Fujita in the early 1970s. Prior to the advent of the scale in 1971, tornadoes in the United States were officially unrated.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=141}}{{sfn|Grazulis|2001a|p=[https://archive.org/details/tornadonaturesul0000graz/page/131 131]}} While the Fujita scale has been superseded by the Enhanced Fujita scale in the U.S. since February 1, 2007,{{cite web|last1=Edwards|first1=Roger|title=Enhanced F Scale for Tornado Damage|url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ef-scale.html|website=The Online Tornado FAQ (by Roger Edwards, SPC)|publisher=Storm Prediction Center|access-date=February 25, 2016|date=March 5, 2015}} Canada used the old scale until April 1, 2013;{{cite web |title=Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale) |url=https://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=41E875DA-1 |website=Environment and Climate Change Canada |access-date=February 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220706/http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=41E875DA-1 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }} nations elsewhere, like the United Kingdom, apply other classifications such as the TORRO scale.{{cite web|title=The International Tornado Intensity Scale |url=http://www.torro.org.uk/tscale.php |website=Tornado and Storm Research Organisation |access-date=February 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305120332/http://www.torro.org.uk/tscale.php |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |year=2016 |url-status=dead }}}}{{refn|group=nb|name=Count|Historically, the number of tornadoes globally and in the United States was and is likely underrepresented: research by Grazulis on annual tornado activity suggests that, as of 2001, only 53% of yearly U.S. tornadoes were officially recorded. Documentation of tornadoes outside the United States was historically less exhaustive, owing to the lack of monitors in many nations and, in some cases, to internal political controls on public information.{{sfn|Grazulis|2001a|pp=251–4}} Most countries only recorded tornadoes that produced severe damage or loss of life.{{cite web|last1=Edwards|first1=Roger|title=The Online Tornado FAQ (by Roger Edwards, SPC)|url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/#Climatology|website=Storm Prediction Center: Frequently Asked Questions about Tornadoes|publisher=Storm Prediction Center|access-date=February 25, 2016|date=March 5, 2015}} Significant low biases in U.S. tornado counts likely occurred through the early 1990s, when advanced NEXRAD was first installed and the National Weather Service began comprehensively verifying tornado occurrences.{{harvnb|Cook|Schaefer|2008|p=3135}}}}

Background

File:Agnes_1972-06-18_1300Z.jpg (9:00 a.m. EDT) on June 18, while the outbreak was in progress]]

File:Agnes-tornado-track.jpg

The interaction of baroclinic features with Agnes resulted in a tropical cyclone with "hybrid" characteristics, which increased the threat of strong tornadoes with longer path lengths.{{cite web|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/pages/FAQ/Hurricanes_vs_tornadoes.php|title=Hurricanes and Tornadoes|publisher=Central Pacific Hurricane Center|access-date=November 15, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081103060509/http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/pages/FAQ/Hurricanes_vs_tornadoes.php|archive-date=November 3, 2008}}{{cite conference|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616232803/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/16thwaf.html|archive-date=June 16, 2004|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/16thwaf.html|title=1.2 Significant Tornado Events Associated with Tropical and Hybrid Cyclones in Florida|last1=Hagemeyer|first1=Bartlett C.|year=1998|publisher=American Meteorological Society|location=Melbourne, Florida|publication-place=Phoenix, Arizona|conference=16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting|conference-url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38240702|access-date=November 24, 2019}} The outbreak became the most significant tornado outbreak associated with a tropical cyclone prior to landfall. The presence of strong wind shear surrounding the tropical cyclone facilitated the development of strong tornadoes, including the greatest number of tornadoes of at least F2 intensity within one 24-hour period in Florida. Studies have suggested strong wind shear in the lower levels of the atmosphere is a common feature during tornado outbreaks involving the outer rain bands of tropical cyclones near Florida. Additionally, in Florida cases, the favored region for tornado outbreaks is the northeastern quadrant of northward-moving tropical cyclones. Agnes represented one of these cases.{{cite conference|last1=Hagemeyer|first1=Bartlett C.|last2=Hodanish|first2=Stephen J.|year=1995|publisher=American Meteorological Society|location=Melbourne, Florida|publication-place=Miami|conference=21st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/hurtor.html|title=Florida Tornado Outbreaks Associated With Tropical Cyclones|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617050828/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/hurtor.html|archive-date=June 17, 2008|conference-url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32553610|access-date=November 24, 2019}}

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Daily statistics

class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin:10px;"

|+Impacts by region

Region

!Locale

!County

!Deaths

!Injuries

!Damages

!Source

rowspan="13" |United States

| rowspan="11" |Florida

| Brevard || 0 || 34 || {{nts|3,580,000|prefix=$}} ||{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1972|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&beginDate_mm=06&beginDate_dd=18&beginDate_yyyy=1972&endDate_mm=06&endDate_dd=19&endDate_yyyy=1972&county=ALL&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=12%2CFLORIDA Events Reported]}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1132}}

Glades06{{nts|190,000|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}
Hendry11{{nts|10,000|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}
Highlands00{{nts|30|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}
Lee00{{nts|125,000|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}
Monroe040{{nts|752,000|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1132}}
Okeechobee646{{nts|525,000|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}
Palm Beach00{{nts|10,000|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}
Pasco04{{nts|20,000|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}
Polk03{{nts|43,000|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}
Volusia00{{nts|40,000|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}
rowspan="2" |Georgia

| Coffee

00{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1972|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=ALL&beginDate_mm=06&beginDate_dd=18&beginDate_yyyy=1972&endDate_mm=06&endDate_dd=19&endDate_yyyy=1972&county=ALL&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=13%2CGEORGIA Events Reported]}}
Pierce01{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}
colspan="3" |Total

! colspan="" |7

! colspan="" |135

! colspan="" |{{nts|5,570,030|prefix=$}}

! colspan="" |{{sfn|Storm Data|1972|pp=76–8}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1132}}

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Confirmed tornadoes

{{Tornado Chart | Total=≥ 19 | F0=1 | F1=7 | F2=9 | F3=2 | F4=0 | F5=0 |notes="FU" denotes unclassified but confirmed tornadoes.}}

  • A number of undocumented tornadoes were located in 2002, but were overlooked at the time of the outbreak. Most of these remain unlisted in official records. For example, a brief tornado struck Everglades City. Trees were prostrated and portions of a home were transported for {{convert|1/4|mi|km|abbr=on|lk=on}}.{{cite news |title=Tornadoes |work=Naples Daily News |date=June 19, 1972 |location=Naples, Florida}} Additionally, a brief tornado damaged a roof and two airplanes in the town of Immokalee. Power lines were downed in the area.

=June 18 event=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"

|+ Confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, June 18, 1972{{refn|group=nb|name=Date/Time|All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time and dates are split at midnight CST/CDT for consistency.}}{{refn|group=nb|name=Width|Prior to 1994, only the average widths of tornado paths were officially listed.{{sfn|Brooks|2004|p=310}}}}

scope="col" style="width:3%; text-align:center;"|F#

! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|Location

! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|County / Parish

! scope="col" style="width:5%; text-align:center;"|State

! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Start
{{abbr|coord.|Coordinates}}

! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Time (UTC)

! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Path length

! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|{{abbr|Max.|Maximum}} width

! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:48%; text-align:center;"|Summary

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2

|Big Coppitt Key

|Monroe

|Florida

|{{Coord|24.62

81.68|name=Big Coppitt Key (June 18, F2)}}

|06:15–?

|{{convert|1|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|100|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|Tornado developed over Geiger Key, striking a trailer park. In all, 47–60 trailers and five homes incurred damage. One frame residence lost its roof. Losses totalled $342,000, and 40 people were injured.{{harvnb|Storm Data|1972|p=76}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|page=1132}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1972|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9998261 #9998261]}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2

|Northern Key West

|Monroe

|Florida

|{{Coord|24.57

81.80|name=Key West (June 18, F2)}}

|07:00–?

|{{convert|1.5|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|50|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|Buildings were destroyed and unroofed on the northern side of Key West. Losses amounted to $400,000.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1132}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1

|Conch Key

|Monroe

|Florida

|{{Coord|24.83

80.88|name=Conch Key (June 18, F1)}}

|10:00–?

|{{convert|2|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|20|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|The majority of the damage occurred on Conch Key, where the tornado damaged six trailers. Losses amounted to less than $10,000.

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1

|NNE of Basinger

|Okeechobee

|Florida

|{{Coord|27.43

81.00|name=Basinger (June 18, F1)}}

|17:55–?

|{{convert|1|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|50|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|This tornado first impacted U.S. Route 98 and damaged or destroyed six mobile homes. Two individuals received injuries, and damages totalled $20,000.{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1972|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9998264 #9998264]}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2

|WSW of Sanibel

|Lee

|Florida

|{{Coord|26.43

82.12|name=Sanibel (June 18, F2)}}

|18:38–?

|{{convert|0.3|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|30|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|Five stores and the roof of a church were destroyed. Losses reached $15,000. Grazulis did not list this tornado as an F2 or stronger.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1132}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2

|Pine Island

|Lee

|Florida

|{{Coord|26.62

82.17|name=Pine Island (June 18, F2)}}

|19:00–?

|{{convert|2|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|50|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|This tornado passed through three trailer parks and destroyed four mobile homes. Several stores received damage as well. Losses were near $50,000. Grazulis did not list this tornado as an F2 or stronger.{{harvnb|Storm Data|1972|p=77}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1132}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1

|NNE of Lake Alfred

|Polk

|Florida

|{{Coord|28.13

81.70|name=Lake Alfred (June 18, F1)}}

|19:10–?

|{{convert|0.3|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|50|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|This tornado struck the Haines City Mobile Home Park and severely damaged six mobile homes. Three minor injuries occurred, and damages reached $43,000.{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1972|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9998267 #9998267]}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2

|Lehigh Acres

|Lee

|Florida

|{{Coord|26.62

81.63|name=Lehigh Acres (June 18, F2)}}

|20:00–?

|{{convert|0.5|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|20|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|A brief tornado struck and destroyed a television transmission tower. Damages were estimated at $60,000. Grazulis did not list this tornado as an F2 or stronger.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1132}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2

|S of Fort Denaud to WNW of LaBelle

|Hendry, Glades

|Florida

|{{Coord|26.73

81.47|name=Fort Denaud (June 18, F2)}}

|21:13–?

|{{convert|3.5|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|150|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|1 death – This strong tornado killed a woman as it wrecked her mobile home in Fort Denaud. It then damaged Citrus crops and destroyed 10 other mobile homes near LaBelle before dissipating. Losses totalled $200,000, and seven people were injured.

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1

|NNW of Crystal Springs

|Pasco

|Florida

|{{Coord|28.20

82.17|name=Crystal Springs (June 18, F1)}}

|21:40–?

|{{convert|0.2|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|50|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|This brief tornado damaged a number of homes. Four people were injured, one seriously, and damages reached $20,000.{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1972|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9998269 #9998269]}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1

|E of Juno Ridge

|Palm Beach

|Florida

|{{Coord|26.80

80.10|name=Lake Park (June 18, F1)}}

|22:40–?

|{{convert|0.3|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|50|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|A short-lived tornado struck the Lost Tree Village Club in North Palm Beach, tossing a sailboat from a lake onto a roof. A home and tennis courts sustained damage as well. Losses reached $10,000. NCEI lists a touchdown west of Lake Park.

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}} | F0

|E of Brighton

|Highlands

|Florida

|{{Coord|27.22

80.97|name=Brighton (June 18, F0)}}

|22:45–?

|{{convert|1|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|20|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|A brief tornado produced minimal damage near the intersection of the Kissimmee River and State Road 70.

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2

|Malabar

|Brevard

|Florida

|{{Coord|28.00

80.57|name=Malabar (June 18, F2)}}

|23:46–?

|{{convert|2|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|100|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|A strong tornado affected the Century Oaks Trailer Park. In all, six mobile homes were destroyed, while nine others sustained damage. Homes were also damaged in Port Malabar. 11 people were injured, and estimated losses reached $100,000, primarily at the trailer park. Grazulis did not list this tornado as an F2 or stronger.{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1972|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9998272 #9998272]}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1132}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2

|Taylor Creek to NE of Cypress Quarters

|Okeechobee

|Florida

|{{Coord|27.21

80.8|name=Taylor Creek (June 19, F2)}}

|04:55–?

|{{convert|4.5|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|440|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|6 deaths – This strong tornado destroyed or extensively damaged 50 mobile homes. Losses totalled $500,000, and 44 people were injured.{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1972|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=990000003 #990000003]}}

=June 19 event=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"

|+ Confirmed tornadoes – Monday, June 19, 1972{{refn|group=nb|name=Date/Time}}{{refn|group=nb|name=Width}}

scope="col" style="width:3%; text-align:center;"|F#

! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|Location

! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|County / Parish

! scope="col" style="width:5%; text-align:center;"|State

! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Start
{{abbr|coord.|Coordinates}}

! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Time (UTC)

! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Path length

! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|{{abbr|Max.|Maximum}} width

! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:48%; text-align:center;"|Summary

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat3}} | F3

|Merritt Island

|Brevard

|Florida

|{{Coord|28.37

80.67|name=Merritt Island (June 19, F3)}}

|06:35–?

|{{convert|4.9|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|100|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|One apartment building was destroyed as the tornado struck a subdivision. Two hangars and 44 airplanes were destroyed at the Merritt Island Airport; one of the planes was carried more than {{convert|1/4|mi|km|abbr=on}} from the airport and crashed into a home. Damages totalled $3 million. Grazulis classified this tornado as an F2.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1132}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat3}} | F3

|Cape Canaveral

|Brevard

|Florida

|{{Coord|28.47

80.53|name=Cape Canaveral (June 19, F3)}}

|07:00–?

|{{convert|3.8|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|100|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|This intense tornado struck the town of Cape Canaveral. The tornado damaged or destroyed 22 homes and 30 mobile homes. The Coast Guard station at Port Canaveral reported a loss of $50,000. 100 residents were rendered homeless, and 23 people were injured. Overall losses exceeded $500,000.{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1972|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9998274 #9998274]}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1132}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1

|ENE of Geneva

|Volusia

|Florida

|{{Coord|28.75

81.08|name=Geneva (June 19, F1)}}

|08:50–?

|{{convert|0.1|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|100|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|A brief tornado destroyed five mobile homes. Losses reached $40,000.

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} | F1

|SE of Homestead

|Pierce

|GA

|{{Coord|31.25

82.25|name=Homestead (June 19, F1)}}

|18:55–?

|{{convert|1|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|50|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|A brief tornado tore a porch from a mobile home, damaged nearby structures, and felled trees. One person was injured south of Blackshear.{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1972|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9995664 #9995664]}}{{harvnb|Storm Data|1972|p=78}}

bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} | F2

|NE of Bethel

|Coffee

|GA

|{{Coord|31.48

82.87|name=Bethel (June 19, F2)}}

|20:00–?

|{{convert|2|mi|km|sortable=on}}

|{{convert|50|yd|m|sortable=on}}

|This tornado damaged a marble plant, roofing, and residences. Many trees were splintered or downed as well. Grazulis did not list this tornado as an F2 or stronger.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1132}}

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See also

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Notes

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References

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Sources

  • {{cite journal |last1=Brooks |first1=Harold E. |authorlink1=Harold E. Brooks |title=On the Relationship of Tornado Path Length and Width to Intensity |journal=Weather and Forecasting |date=April 2004 |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=310–19 |doi=10.1175/1520-0434(2004)019<0310:OTROTP>2.0.CO;2 |publisher=American Meteorological Society |location=Boston|bibcode=2004WtFor..19..310B |doi-access=free |url=https://zenodo.org/record/1234655/files/article.pdf }}
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