The February 21, 1971 tornado
F4Warren, Yazoo and Holmes counties, Mississippi
An F4 tornado on a 65.2-mile path that killed 13 and injured 182. It was one of 14 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 4 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · February 21, 1971
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 65.2 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 13
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 182
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, February 21, 1971
- 5:06 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F5, Madison Parish47 killed
- F4, Grenada County58 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.