Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Collin County, Texas, April 18, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.03, -96.68) to the end point (33.03, -96.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 1970, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Collin County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 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 | 0.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.