Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Hale County, Texas, April 17, 1970

RatingF4

Deaths5

Injuries51

Length96.6 mi

Width880 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.00, -101.98) to the end point (34.85, -100.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 17, 1970, 10:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Texas
Counties: Hale County, Floyd County, Swisher County, Briscoe County
Path: 96.6 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
Casualties: 5 deaths, 51 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 17, 1970

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 17, 1970	F4	Texas	30 mi	880 yd	0	24
Apr 17, 1970	F4	Texas	130 mi	880 yd	1	13
Apr 17, 1970	F2	New Mexico	39.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 1970	F1	New Mexico	7.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 1970	F1	New Mexico	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Hale County
Floyd County
Swisher County
Briscoe County
Hockley County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.