Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Comanche County, Texas, April 26, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1 mi
Width267 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.92, -98.75) to the end point (31.92, -98.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 26, 1970, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Comanche County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 267 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 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 | 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 | Alabama | 3.3 mi | 300 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.