Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Nueces County, Texas, June 24, 1970
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries15
Length1.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.57, -97.78) to the end point (27.57, -97.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 24, 1970, 4:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Nueces County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 15 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.