The May 11, 1970 tornado
F5Lubbock County, Texas
An F5 tornado on a 8.4-mile path that killed 26 and injured 500. It was one of 6 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF5 tornado · May 11, 1970
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F5
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 8.4 mi
- Width up to 1,333 yards
- Killed
- 26
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 500
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, May 11, 1970
- 8:35 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.