Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Willacy County, Texas, May 24, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length25.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (26.50, -97.77) to the end point (26.13, -97.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1970, 6:03 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Willacy County, Cameron County
- Path
- 25.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1970 | F2 | Louisiana | 5.2 mi | 417 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1970 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1970 | F1 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1970 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 183 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.