Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F5 tornado, Lubbock County, Texas, May 11, 1970
RatingF5
Deaths26
Injuries500
Length8.4 mi
Width1,333 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.55, -101.90) to the end point (33.60, -101.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 11, 1970, 8:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F5
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Lubbock County
- Near the path
- Lubbock (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8.4 miles long, up to 1,333 yards wide
- Casualties
- 26 deaths, 500 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 11, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1970 | F1 | Kansas | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1970 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1970 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1970 | F0 | Oregon | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1970 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.