Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Matagorda County, Texas, October 11, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.4 mi
Width23 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.80, -96.28) to the end point (28.83, -96.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 11, 1970, 3:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Matagorda County
- Path
- 7.4 miles long, up to 23 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 11, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 1970 | F3 | Texas | 4.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 11, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 6.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1970 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 11, 1970 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.