Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Shelby County, Tennessee, April 1, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.02, -90.03) to the end point (35.02, -90.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 1, 1970, 4:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Near the path
- Memphis (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 1, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1970 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1970 | F2 | Missouri | 5.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 1, 1970 | F2 | Mississippi | 16.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 1, 1970 | F1 | Kentucky | 6.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1970 | F1 | Mississippi | 7.7 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 1970 | F1 | Kentucky | 2.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1970 | F1 | Tennessee | 3.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.