Texas, 1970

Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 24, 1970

June 24, 1970 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
15
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Nueces

When
June 24, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Nueces County
Rating
F3
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
200 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
27.570, -97.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Kleberg

When
June 24, 5:13 PM CST
Where
Kleberg County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
27.500, -97.780

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, Nueces1970-06-24Direct

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10132706, 10132707.