Texas, 1970

Tornadoes in Texas, August 3, 1970

August 3, 1970 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

6 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$55,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, De Witt

When
August 3, 1:00 PM CST
Where
De Witt County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
29.300, -97.200

Tornado, Calhoun

When
August 3, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
28.400, -96.400

Tornado, Refugio

When
August 3, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Refugio County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
28.270, -97.220

Tornado, Live Oak

When
August 3, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Live Oak County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
28.100, -97.900

Tornado, Frio

When
August 3, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Frio County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
28.580, -99.180

Tornado, Frio

When
August 3, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Frio County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
28.730, -99.280

What these are

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.

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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: 10132723, 10132724, 10132725, 10132726, 10132727, 10132728.