Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Shelby County, Alabama, April 26, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.3 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.40, -86.40) to the end point (33.42, -86.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 26, 1970, 9:35 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 26, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1970 | F3 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F2 | Alabama | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 14.2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 267 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F1 | Alabama | 8.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F0 | Oklahoma | 3.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.