Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Parmer County, Texas, April 17, 1970
RatingF4
Deaths1
Injuries13
Length130 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.38, -102.62) to the end point (35.60, -100.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 17, 1970, 10:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Parmer County, Randall County, Armstrong County, Carson County
- Path
- 130 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 13 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 17, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1970 | F4 | Texas | 30 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 24 |
| Apr 17, 1970 | F4 | Texas | 96.6 mi | 880 yd | 5 | 51 |
| 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 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.