The February 4, 1971 tornado
F2Grenada County, Mississippi
An F2 tornado on a 6.1-mile path that killed 7 and injured 0. It was one of 8 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF2 tornado · February 4, 1971
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F2
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 6.1 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 7
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, February 4, 1971
- 5:15 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.