EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Hale County, Texas — April 17, 1970
Hale County, TX
880 yd wide96.6 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeApril 17, 1970 · 10:00 PM
Path length96.6 mi
Max width880 yd
Injuries51
Fatalities5
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Hale County, TX, tracking roughly 96.6 miles with a maximum width of about 880 yards. The event is associated with 5 fatalities and 51 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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