Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bexar County, Texas, April 18, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.67, -98.67) to the end point (29.67, -98.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 1970, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Bexar County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 18, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1970 | F4 | Texas | 65 mi | 880 yd | 16 | 42 |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F2 | Oklahoma | 5.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F0 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.