[4] It is thought to have reached F4 or F5 intensity on the Fujita scale, however, no official rating has been made public.
[4] A caravan was destroyed and a 2-ton (2,000 kg) tractor was lifted into the air, landing upside down.
The tornado was reported by witnesses as a swirling black cloud surrounded by flying debris, and producing a thunderous roaring sound.
Another tornado, which was also rated an F2, touched down in the Gainesville neighborhood of Ironwood, causing at least $50,000 (1970 USD) in damages.
[citation needed] A powerful F4 tornado destroyed the small town of Fray Marcos, killing 11 and injuring 100.
[citation needed] Seven tornadoes touched down during the nighttime hours; five were in Wisconsin while the other two were in Minnesota.
[19][20] Tornadoes ranged from Texas to Alabama, killing one person and causing at least $5,820,100 (1970 USD) in damages between April 25–26.
[24] A violent F5 tornado touched down in the Lubbock, Texas area, causing $200 million (1970 USD) in damages.
Though, Pearl Brewery (at the time was located in San Antonio) sent hundreds of bottled waters for the workers, agents, and the survivors.
In the Indianapolis tornado, a shopping center sustained damages up to $20,000 and scattered debris across the city.
Another tornado, rated F2, destroyed buildings, trees, and trailers near Broken Bow, Nebraska, injuring one.
Five people were injured near Cardington, Ohio after a brief F2 tornado damaged trees, utility lines, and a mobile home.
[33] The first tornado touched down about one mile south-southeast of Douglas, North Dakota,[34] ripping the roof off of a barn and caused slight damage to a farmhouse.
[35] The following day, an F1 tornado struck Duncan, Oklahoma, injuring two people after downing antennas and tree limbs in the area.
[35] Another tornado, which was rated F2, struck Hennessey, Oklahoma, destroying two mobile homes, damaging three other buildings, and uprooted trees, injuring two people.
A very long–tracked tornado touched down near Bunch, Oklahoma, tracking 51.8 miles through Springdale, Arkansas, killing one and injuring 45.
The most notable was a tornado that touched down near Moro, Arkansas, injuring 27 people and caused more than $500,000 (1970 USD) in damages.
The other F3 tornado touched down in Tell City, Indiana, injuring two people and causing $50,000 (1970 USD) in damages.