The April 17, 1970 tornado
F4Cochran and Hockley counties, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 30.0-mile path that injured 24. It was one of 6 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 17, 1970
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 30.0 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 24
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, April 17, 1970
- 8:50 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Hall County5 killed
- F4, Gray County1 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.