Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Harris County, Texas, May 15, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length28.9 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.87, -95.25) to the end point (29.55, -95.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1970, 9:35 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Harris County, Brazoria County, Fort Bend County
- Near the path
- Houston, Missouri City (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 28.9 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1970 | F2 | Georgia | 0.4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1970 | F1 | Texas | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1970 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1970 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1970 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.