Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Tippah County, Mississippi, April 19, 1970
RatingF4
Deaths4
Injuries78
Length47.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.72, -89.00) to the end point (35.05, -88.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1970, 12:06 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Mississippi, Tennessee
- Counties
- Tippah County, Alcorn County, Hardin County
- Path
- 47.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 78 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1970 | F3 | Louisiana | 6.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F3 | Arkansas | 1.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 1.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F2 | Arkansas | 1.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F2 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F2 | Indiana | 5.6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F1 | Utah | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F1 | Indiana | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F1 | Indiana | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F1 | Indiana | 3.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F1 | Indiana | 12.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.