Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Brazoria County, Texas, August 11, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.42, -95.23) to the end point (29.42, -95.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 11, 1970, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Brazoria County
- Near the path
- Alvin (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.