Documents & Reports
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- Message from Mayor Tom Martin on the 40th Anniversary of the Lubbock Tornado
- A Brief History of the Lubbock Tornado by Tom Martin, 1970
- A Tornado Strikes the Heart of My City by Fire Chief W. Hershel Sharp, 1970
- City of Lubbock: Report to Citizens by Mayor James H. Granberry, May 15, 1970
- Environmental Sciences Services Administration Natural Disaster Survey Report 1970
- Letter from President Richard Nixon to Lubbock Mayor James Granberry
August 4, 1970
- Lubbock Tornado Story by the Los Angeles Times, July 26, 1970
- Federal Disaster News Center: Press Release May 25, 1970
Office of Emergency Preparedness
- Your City and You Lubbock City Manager's Office Publication: June 1970
- The Lubbock Tornado, May 11, 1970 by Ruth E. Nicholson, February 23, 1981
- One time use of the following items are provided courtesy the Tetsuya “Ted” Fujita Collection, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, which owns the copyright on the Fujita papers. Any materials contained therein may not be copied or duplicated in any form without the express permission of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library.
- Response of Structural Systems to the Lubbock Storm a Texas Tech University Research Report - COMPLETE REPORT
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