The April 19, 1970 tornado
F4Tippah, Alcorn and Hardin counties, Mississippi and Tennessee
An F4 tornado on a 47.6-mile path that killed 4 and injured 78. It was one of 18 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 19, 1970
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 47.6 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 4
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 78
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, April 19, 1970
- 12:06 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.