Texas, 1970

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 25, 1970

April 25, 1970 · 24 events in 13 counties and zones

17 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
12
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
24

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

17 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
April 25, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Denton County
Coordinates
33.080, -97.080

Tornado, Dallas

When
April 25, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
32.800, -96.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
April 25, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Denton County
Coordinates
33.000, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
April 25, 5:05 AM CST
Where
Denton County
Coordinates
33.080, -97.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
April 25, 5:20 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
33.000, -96.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
April 25, 5:26 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
32.780, -97.000

Tornado, Fannin

When
April 25, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Fannin County
Rating
F1
Path length
6.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
33.600, -96.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
April 25, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Collin County
Coordinates
33.080, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
April 25, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Coordinates
32.700, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
April 25, 5:35 AM CST
Where
Collin County
Coordinates
33.000, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
April 25, 5:40 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.880, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
April 25, 5:45 AM CST
Where
Ellis County
Coordinates
32.500, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
April 25, 5:45 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.700, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When
April 25, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Coordinates
32.580, -96.500

Tornado, Kaufman

When
April 25, 6:15 AM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.670, -96.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When
April 25, 6:20 AM CST
Where
Lamar County
Coordinates
33.700, -95.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When
April 25, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Hopkins County
Coordinates
33.080, -95.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
April 25, 7:25 AM CST
Where
Wood County
Coordinates
32.700, -95.500

Tornado, Morris

When
April 25, 8:05 AM CST
Where
Morris County
Rating
F2
Path length
14.9 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
33.080, -94.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Morris

When
April 25, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Morris County
Coordinates
32.880, -94.680

Tornado, Bowie

When
April 25, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Bowie County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.300, -94.200

Tornado, Young

When
April 25, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Young County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.050, -98.580

Tornado, Tarrant

When
April 25, 2:48 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
27 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.800, -97.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When
April 25, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Coordinates
32.380, -96.180

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Kaufman1970-04-25Direct

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10134935, 10134936, 10134937, 10134938, 10134939, 10134940, 10134941, 10134942, 10134943, 10134944, 10134945, 10134946, 10134947, 10134948, 10134949, 10134950, 10134951, 10134952, 10134953, 10134954, 10134955, 10134956, 10134957, 10134958.