EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Parmer County, Texas — April 17, 1970
Parmer County, TX
880 yd wide130.0 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeApril 17, 1970 · 10:30 PM
Path length130.0 mi
Max width880 yd
Injuries13
Fatalities1
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Parmer County, TX, tracking roughly 130.0 miles with a maximum width of about 880 yards. The event is associated with 1 fatality and 13 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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