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1971

889 tornadoes, 7 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 9 notable earthquakes. 82 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 159.

Tornadoes

889 recorded; 82 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1971 Jan: 19 Feb: 83 Mar: 40 Apr: 75 May: 166 Jun: 199 199 Jul: 100 Aug: 50 Sep: 47 Oct: 38 Nov: 16 Dec: 56 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas191
  2. Florida59
  3. Nebraska52
  4. South Dakota47
  5. Georgia46
  6. Mississippi41
  7. Kansas39
  8. Oklahoma39

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1971
Feb 21, 1971F5Madison, East Carroll, Sunflower109.247
Feb 21, 1971F4Grenada, Marshall, Issaquena202.158
Feb 21, 1971F4Warren, Yazoo, Holmes65.213
Apr 27, 1971F4Green, Adair14.16
May 7, 1971F4Gibson, Carroll, Benton50.93
Apr 27, 1971F4Russell, Pulaski13.02
Mar 12, 1971F4Bowie5.11
Apr 23, 1971F4Monroe25.40
Jun 9, 1971F4Hansford15.90
Jul 12, 1971F4Howard, Chickasaw, Fayette10.90
Jun 9, 1971F4Sherman5.90
Feb 21, 1971F3Sunflower8.63
Feb 22, 1971F3Pitt, Cumberland, Sampson85.72
Feb 4, 1971F3Marion, Franklin34.11
Apr 27, 1971F3Muhlenberg, Butler, Warren27.41
May 5, 1971F3Jasper13.11
May 23, 1971F3Hill7.11
Apr 27, 1971F3Franklin4.51
May 9, 1971F3Leake1.01
Jun 24, 1971F3Fayette0.11
Sep 28, 1971F3Marathon, Langlade, Oconto78.40
Sep 28, 1971F3Chippewa, Clark, Marathon49.60
May 31, 1971F3O'Brien, Osceola, Dickinson46.50
Mar 12, 1971F3Marshall, Bryan41.60
Jun 2, 1971F3Putnam, Hancock, Wyandot39.60
May 5, 1971F3Muskogee, Wagoner, Cherokee37.00
Jun 2, 1971F3Allen, Hancock, Wyandot31.50
Jun 2, 1971F3Erie, Warren29.30
Apr 27, 1971F3Ohio, Butler26.60
Mar 2, 1971F3Pike, Barbour23.80
Dec 14, 1971F3Marion, Baxter23.60
May 10, 1971F3Hempstead20.30
Dec 10, 1971F3Marion19.10
Dec 15, 1971F3Jefferson Davis, Covington15.90
Jul 12, 1971F3Worth, Mitchell15.40
Apr 27, 1971F3Wilson, DeKalb15.00
Apr 23, 1971F3Randolph, Paulding13.90
Jun 21, 1971F3Steele13.70
Apr 23, 1971F3Sumter, Dooly, Crisp13.50
Feb 7, 1971F3St. Johns13.10
Oct 1, 1971F3O'Brien, Clay11.20
May 24, 1971F3Alcorn9.80
May 31, 1971F3Tama9.40
May 9, 1971F3Edwards9.00
May 31, 1971F3Osceola8.60
May 31, 1971F3Dickinson8.00
Sep 16, 1971F3East Baton Rouge7.30
Feb 22, 1971F3Franklin6.80
Apr 19, 1971F3Deaf Smith6.10
Oct 17, 1971F3Kiowa5.60
May 23, 1971F3Conway5.60
Mar 12, 1971F3Grayson5.20
Mar 12, 1971F3Grayson5.10
Mar 12, 1971F3Grayson5.10
Mar 2, 1971F3Clarke4.90
Jun 5, 1971F3Hutchinson4.70
Feb 26, 1971F3Greene4.30
May 18, 1971F3Benton4.30
May 18, 1971F3Benton4.30
Oct 17, 1971F3Rawlins3.80
May 5, 1971F3Chariton3.80
Feb 12, 1971F3Calcasieu3.60
Jul 24, 1971F3Brule2.50
Oct 17, 1971F3Carson2.30
Mar 3, 1971F3Pike2.00
May 5, 1971F3Taylor2.00
Jun 6, 1971F3Morris2.00
Jun 7, 1971F3Custer1.50
Dec 20, 1971F3Monroe1.00
Feb 7, 1971F3Escambia1.00
May 24, 1971F3Logan1.00
Sep 13, 1971F3Hampshire0.50
Sep 17, 1971F3Coffee0.30
Oct 17, 1971F3Logan0.10
Dec 10, 1971F3Jefferson Davis0.10
May 5, 1971F3Chariton, Linn0.10
Jun 22, 1971F3Rapides0.10
Jul 12, 1971F3Delaware0.10
Jul 29, 1971F3New Haven0.10
Jul 3, 1971F3Hand0.10
Jul 9, 1971F3Lyman0.10
Jul 9, 1971F3Lyman0.10
Feb 4, 1971F2Grenada6.17
Dec 14, 1971F2Christian, Greene, Polk48.31
Jul 18, 1971F2Dunn, Chippewa, Eau Claire38.51
Dec 15, 1971F2Stoddard, Scott27.01
Mar 10, 1971F2Jefferson, Orleans7.51
Apr 23, 1971F2Macon3.81
Jan 15, 1971F2Sumter2.01
May 18, 1971F2Leavenworth, Platte, Buchanan55.40
May 6, 1971F2Lawrence, Knox, Daviess55.30
May 13, 1971F2Craven, Beaufort44.40
Jun 19, 1971F2Hamlin, Brookings36.80
Nov 17, 1971F2Bastrop, Williamson, Milam31.70
Oct 17, 1971F2Lamb, Castro31.10
Oct 17, 1971F2Lamb, Hale, Castro31.00
Aug 27, 1971F2Cape May, Atlantic28.70
Oct 17, 1971F2Lamb, Castro28.60
May 23, 1971F2Polk26.70
Feb 12, 1971F2George25.50
May 24, 1971F2Washington, St. Francois25.40
Apr 30, 1971F2Carroll, Calhoun21.80
Feb 7, 1971F2Seminole, Decatur20.60
Jul 3, 1971F2Hand, Jerauld20.10
May 17, 1971F2Trego19.10
Feb 21, 1971F2Drew, Desha17.10
May 5, 1971F2Mayes17.00
Apr 12, 1971F2Lincoln16.70
Jul 13, 1971F2Fayette16.00
May 24, 1971F2Simpson15.10
May 23, 1971F2Johnson14.90
Jul 15, 1971F2Henry14.70
Jun 30, 1971F2Penobscot13.30
Jun 21, 1971F2Griggs, Steele12.70
Dec 14, 1971F2Hunt11.90
Feb 25, 1971F2Caldwell11.90
Apr 28, 1971F2Hood11.70
Apr 29, 1971F2Brooks11.00
May 24, 1971F2Fayette10.90
May 24, 1971F2Tuscola10.40
Dec 15, 1971F2Graves, Marshall10.30
Jan 3, 1971F2Clark10.30
May 12, 1971F2Escambia10.20
Apr 28, 1971F2Ellis10.00
Apr 29, 1971F2Grady10.00
Jul 2, 1971F2Sheridan10.00
Dec 14, 1971F2McCurtain9.90
Feb 12, 1971F2George, Greene9.00
Jun 21, 1971F2Cavalier8.90
Jul 30, 1971F2Queen Anne's8.30
Jun 9, 1971F2Ness7.70
Oct 19, 1971F2Johnson7.60
May 6, 1971F2Marion7.40
Dec 3, 1971F2Sarasota7.30
Apr 19, 1971F2Dallam7.20
May 23, 1971F2Hill7.10
May 23, 1971F2Hill7.10
May 30, 1971F2Smith7.10
Dec 14, 1971F2Love6.90
Mar 14, 1971F2Cape Girardeau6.60
Jul 12, 1971F2Fayette6.40
May 31, 1971F2Marion6.20
Jul 29, 1971F2Orange6.20
Dec 15, 1971F2Jones6.10
Dec 3, 1971F2Sarasota5.90
Sep 16, 1971F2Washington5.70
Oct 17, 1971F2Finney5.60
Apr 23, 1971F2Tattnall5.60
Sep 28, 1971F2Dunn5.20
Nov 7, 1971F2Penobscot5.10
Dec 3, 1971F2Sarasota4.90
Mar 6, 1971F2Jefferson4.90
Jul 9, 1971F2Lyon4.90
Aug 30, 1971F2Maricopa4.70
Feb 21, 1971F2St. Francis4.60
May 31, 1971F2Hardin4.50
Jun 13, 1971F2Broward4.50
Jul 29, 1971F2Putnam4.50
Dec 14, 1971F2Dallas4.30
Apr 18, 1971F2Bailey, Lamb, Parmer4.30
Apr 18, 1971F2Bailey, Lamb, Parmer4.30
May 12, 1971F2Coffee4.30
Jun 4, 1971F2Charles Mix4.30
Nov 7, 1971F2Somerset4.10
Aug 13, 1971F2Terry4.10
Aug 4, 1971F2Brevard4.10
Sep 16, 1971F2Tangipahoa4.10
May 22, 1971F2Delaware3.80
Dec 15, 1971F2McCracken3.60
Jun 9, 1971F2Rice3.60
Dec 15, 1971F2Poinsett3.40
Jan 5, 1971F2Coffee3.30
May 30, 1971F2McCulloch3.30
Nov 1, 1971F2Rock3.00
Jun 9, 1971F2Hutchinson3.00
Sep 12, 1971F2Prince George's3.00
Aug 22, 1971F2Swisher2.70
Oct 18, 1971F2Turner2.30
Jul 3, 1971F2Hand2.30
Feb 22, 1971F2Fayette, Pickaway2.00
Feb 25, 1971F2Dimmit2.00
Feb 7, 1971F2Bradford2.00
Feb 7, 1971F2Clay2.00
Mar 2, 1971F2Jones2.00
Apr 23, 1971F2Wilcox2.00
May 12, 1971F2Okaloosa2.00
May 31, 1971F2Cottle2.00
May 4, 1971F2Knox2.00
May 8, 1971F2Okaloosa2.00
May 8, 1971F2Lubbock2.00
Jun 22, 1971F2Miami-Dade2.00
Jun 8, 1971F2Hartley2.00
Jun 8, 1971F2Hartley2.00
Jul 13, 1971F2Guernsey2.00
Jul 31, 1971F2Kennebec2.00
Jul 31, 1971F2Androscoggin1.90
Jan 5, 1971F2Harnett1.50
Feb 21, 1971F2McNairy1.50
May 30, 1971F2Jewell1.50
Jul 19, 1971F2Fairfield1.50
Nov 18, 1971F2Cass1.30
Mar 15, 1971F2Shelby1.30
Jun 6, 1971F2Greene1.30
Oct 17, 1971F2Yuma1.00
Jan 15, 1971F2Tattnall1.00
Jan 28, 1971F2Hawaii1.00
Feb 26, 1971F2Jasper1.00
Mar 9, 1971F2Harris1.00
Apr 22, 1971F2Pontotoc1.00
Apr 28, 1971F2Ellis1.00
May 16, 1971F2Wood1.00
May 31, 1971F2Black Hawk1.00
May 5, 1971F2Cherokee1.00
May 5, 1971F2Ringgold1.00
May 7, 1971F2Madison1.00
May 8, 1971F2Dawson1.00
Jun 18, 1971F2Highlands1.00
Jul 15, 1971F2Mississippi1.00
Jul 18, 1971F2Monroe1.00
Jul 24, 1971F2Washington1.00
Aug 12, 1971F2Terry1.00
Aug 12, 1971F2Terry1.00
Aug 24, 1971F2DuPage1.00
Sep 16, 1971F2Baldwin1.00
Dec 14, 1971F2Grayson0.60
Oct 17, 1971F2Cheyenne0.50
Oct 1, 1971F2Sully0.50
Nov 29, 1971F2Polk0.50
Dec 14, 1971F2Hopkins0.50
Jan 15, 1971F2Bleckley0.50
Jan 15, 1971F2Liberty0.50
Feb 18, 1971F2Runnels0.50
Feb 18, 1971F2Hill0.50
Feb 25, 1971F2Colorado0.50
Feb 25, 1971F2Fayette0.50
Feb 25, 1971F2Fayette0.50
Mar 19, 1971F2Tippecanoe0.50
Mar 9, 1971F2Chambers0.50
Apr 28, 1971F2Johnson0.50
May 8, 1971F2Coleman0.50
Jun 13, 1971F2McPherson0.50
Jun 4, 1971F2Morton0.50
Jun 4, 1971F2Marion0.50
Jul 26, 1971F2Denton0.50
Jul 31, 1971F2Androscoggin0.50
Aug 10, 1971F2Defiance0.50
Aug 10, 1971F2Swisher0.50
Aug 12, 1971F2Terry0.50
Aug 30, 1971F2Whitman0.50
Sep 16, 1971F2St. Mary0.50
Dec 14, 1971F2Gregg0.30
Feb 25, 1971F2Kerr0.30
Feb 25, 1971F2Washington0.30
Feb 25, 1971F2Washington0.30
Mar 3, 1971F2Lee0.30
Mar 7, 1971F2Lake0.30
Apr 28, 1971F2Cobb0.30
May 11, 1971F2Jefferson Davis0.30
Jun 20, 1971F2Harris0.30
Jun 21, 1971F2Irion0.30
Jun 29, 1971F2Webb0.30
Jun 4, 1971F2Mellette0.30
Jun 5, 1971F2Randall0.30
Jul 29, 1971F2Harris0.30
Jul 5, 1971F2Livingston0.30
Jul 6, 1971F2Baylor0.30
Aug 10, 1971F2Genesee0.30
Aug 27, 1971F2Volusia0.30
Dec 14, 1971F2Johnson0.20
Feb 18, 1971F2Runnels0.20
May 29, 1971F2Natrona0.20
Jul 15, 1971F2Mississippi0.20
Sep 19, 1971F2Tangipahoa0.20
Oct 1, 1971F2McCook0.10
Nov 7, 1971F2Penobscot0.10
Dec 14, 1971F2Denton0.10
Dec 14, 1971F2Pittsburg0.10
Dec 15, 1971F2Henderson0.10
Jan 15, 1971F2Tattnall0.10
Jan 15, 1971F2Bacon0.10
Feb 21, 1971F2McLennan0.10
Feb 21, 1971F2Benton0.10
Feb 21, 1971F2Pontotoc0.10
Feb 26, 1971F2Greene0.10
Mar 15, 1971F2Boone0.10
Mar 1, 1971F2Houston0.10
Apr 19, 1971F2Dallam0.10
Apr 19, 1971F2Cimarron0.10
Apr 28, 1971F2Erath0.10
May 10, 1971F2Nacogdoches0.10
May 10, 1971F2Nacogdoches0.10
May 11, 1971F2St. Landry0.10
May 16, 1971F2Fairfield0.10
May 24, 1971F2Bartholomew0.10
May 5, 1971F2Taylor0.10
May 8, 1971F2Jackson0.10
May 9, 1971F2Bosque0.10
Jun 15, 1971F2Todd0.10
Jun 19, 1971F2Deuel0.10
Jun 19, 1971F2Brookings0.10
Jun 21, 1971F2Irion0.10
Jun 21, 1971F2Ramsey0.10
Jun 2, 1971F2Kay0.10
Jun 4, 1971F2Lyman0.10
Jun 4, 1971F2Jones0.10
Jun 5, 1971F2Hutchinson0.10
Jun 5, 1971F2Hutchinson0.10
Jun 5, 1971F2Hutchinson0.10
Jun 5, 1971F2Hutchinson0.10
Jun 5, 1971F2Hutchinson0.10
Jun 5, 1971F2Hutchinson0.10
Jun 7, 1971F2Washtenaw0.10
Jun 9, 1971F2Sherman0.10
Jun 9, 1971F2Sherman0.10
Jun 9, 1971F2Sherman0.10
Jun 9, 1971F2Hansford0.10
Jul 12, 1971F2Bremer0.10
Jul 18, 1971F2Henry, Shelby0.10
Jul 19, 1971F2Houston0.10
Aug 23, 1971F2Erie0.10
Sep 14, 1971F2Maricopa0.10
Feb 26, 1971F1Jefferson2.03
May 6, 1971F1Crawford, Harrison8.11
Mar 15, 1971F1Cumberland, Sampson, Duplin64.00
Jun 2, 1971F1Shiawassee, Genesee, Lapeer57.90
Jun 4, 1971F1York, Polk, Butler47.40
Mar 6, 1971F1Lawrence, Giles, Lincoln39.80
Apr 27, 1971F1Hopkins, McLean, Ohio36.10
Jun 24, 1971F1Grant34.20
Sep 1, 1971F1Pinal, Maricopa32.40
May 6, 1971F1Boyle30.20
Jun 8, 1971F1Laramie, Platte, Goshen30.20
Jul 1, 1971F1Middlesex, Essex25.20
May 7, 1971F1Carroll, Benton24.80
Dec 14, 1971F1McDonald, Newton24.20
Jun 1, 1971F1Lafayette23.60
Apr 27, 1971F1Weakley21.00
Jun 8, 1971F1Swisher16.20
May 18, 1971F1Adams, Waushara15.90
Feb 7, 1971F1Ware, Bacon15.40
Dec 15, 1971F1Lauderdale15.20
Jul 13, 1971F1Garrett14.90
May 23, 1971F1Saunders, Dodge14.70
Feb 7, 1971F1Colquitt, Cook13.80
Jun 4, 1971F1Adams, Clay13.70
Nov 22, 1971F1Fayette12.30
Feb 19, 1971F1Fulton12.00
Feb 22, 1971F1Calhoun11.90
Oct 17, 1971F1Keith11.50
Nov 3, 1971F1Portsmouth city, Norfolk city11.50
Dec 15, 1971F1Coles, Douglas11.40
May 5, 1971F1Lawrence, Dade11.00
Jul 27, 1971F1Cottonwood, Watonwan, Martin10.90
Jun 6, 1971F1Poweshiek10.10
Feb 22, 1971F1Decatur9.10
Apr 28, 1971F1Eastland9.10
Sep 16, 1971F1Baldwin8.70
Oct 17, 1971F1Lamb, Castro, Hale8.20
May 24, 1971F1Madison7.90
Feb 19, 1971F1Morgan7.70
May 18, 1971F1Rogers7.70
Feb 26, 1971F1Chambers, Lee7.30
Dec 3, 1971F1Manatee6.80
Feb 18, 1971F1Haskell6.50
May 10, 1971F1Okfuskee6.50
May 8, 1971F1Jefferson6.50
Jul 21, 1971F1Washburn6.50
Dec 3, 1971F1Sarasota6.40
Sep 16, 1971F1Iberia, St. Martin6.30
Apr 23, 1971F1Screven6.10
Mar 3, 1971F1Orangeburg5.60
Apr 27, 1971F1Clay5.60
May 31, 1971F1Jackson5.20
May 5, 1971F1Marion5.20
Nov 1, 1971F1Livingston5.10
May 18, 1971F1Iowa5.10
Jun 3, 1971F1Powder River5.00
Oct 17, 1971F1Cochran4.90
Jul 18, 1971F1Comal, Guadalupe4.90
Jun 24, 1971F1Crawford4.70
Dec 6, 1971F1Lafourche4.30
Apr 18, 1971F1Bailey, Lamb, Parmer4.30
Apr 18, 1971F1Bailey, Lamb, Parmer4.30
Apr 18, 1971F1Bailey, Lamb, Parmer4.30
Jun 18, 1971F1Marinette4.30
Jun 18, 1971F1Jefferson4.30
Jun 7, 1971F1Grant4.30
Mar 3, 1971F1Colquitt4.10
Jun 23, 1971F1Chippewa4.10
Jul 6, 1971F1Walsh4.10
Aug 4, 1971F1Brevard4.10
Sep 16, 1971F1Escambia4.10
Feb 12, 1971F1Stone3.80
Jun 4, 1971F1St. Croix3.80
Jun 6, 1971F1Winnebago3.80
Oct 26, 1971F1Snohomish3.00
Jul 13, 1971F1Preston3.00
Mar 15, 1971F1Alexander, Mississippi2.40
May 31, 1971F1Jackson2.30
May 31, 1971F1Grundy2.30
May 31, 1971F1Grundy2.30
Jun 3, 1971F1Fergus2.30
Oct 4, 1971F1Lowndes2.00
Nov 17, 1971F1Falls2.00
Dec 14, 1971F1Sebastian2.00
Feb 18, 1971F1Hunt2.00
Apr 15, 1971F1Santa Fe2.00
Apr 15, 1971F1Curry2.00
Apr 22, 1971F1Murray2.00
May 10, 1971F1Pawnee2.00
May 17, 1971F1Lane2.00
May 18, 1971F1Grant2.00
May 18, 1971F1Grant2.00
May 21, 1971F1Morris2.00
May 24, 1971F1McLean2.00
May 31, 1971F1Allen2.00
May 8, 1971F1Dooly2.00
May 8, 1971F1Escambia2.00
May 8, 1971F1Santa Rosa2.00
Jun 14, 1971F1Miller2.00
Jun 15, 1971F1Eastland2.00
Jun 15, 1971F1Telfair2.00
Jun 19, 1971F1Brookings2.00
Jun 19, 1971F1Cass2.00
Jun 24, 1971F1Jefferson2.00
Jun 3, 1971F1Carter2.00
Jun 6, 1971F1Carroll2.00
Jul 19, 1971F1Bergen2.00
Jul 1, 1971F1Worcester2.00
Jul 3, 1971F1Rawlins2.00
Jul 8, 1971F1Wood2.00
Aug 11, 1971F1Cumberland2.00
Aug 6, 1971F1Carson2.00
Sep 16, 1971F1Washington2.00
May 17, 1971F1Clay1.90
Jul 18, 1971F1Mille Lacs1.90
Apr 27, 1971F1Perry1.80
Jan 28, 1971F1Honolulu1.70
Nov 1, 1971F1McLean1.50
Dec 14, 1971F1Dallas1.50
Feb 8, 1971F1Coffee1.50
Apr 19, 1971F1Seminole1.50
Apr 27, 1971F1Harrison1.50
May 30, 1971F1Mitchell1.50
Jun 4, 1971F1Jewell1.50
Aug 19, 1971F1Scott1.50
Jun 19, 1971F1Brookings1.30
Jul 6, 1971F1Ramsey1.30
Oct 30, 1971F1Grant1.00
Nov 1, 1971F1Clinton, Caldwell1.00
Dec 14, 1971F1Tarrant1.00
Dec 14, 1971F1Dallas1.00
Jan 25, 1971F1Cleburne1.00
Feb 12, 1971F1Mobile1.00
Feb 18, 1971F1Parker1.00
Feb 26, 1971F1Pike1.00
Feb 8, 1971F1Cook1.00
Mar 12, 1971F1Bowie1.00
Mar 3, 1971F1Sarasota1.00
Apr 23, 1971F1Pike1.00
Apr 23, 1971F1Lanier1.00
Apr 27, 1971F1Posey1.00
Apr 28, 1971F1Henderson1.00
Apr 30, 1971F1Mitchell1.00
May 12, 1971F1Harris1.00
May 6, 1971F1Mills1.00
Jun 12, 1971F1Goshen1.00
Jun 13, 1971F1Hutchinson1.00
Jun 15, 1971F1Crawford1.00
Jun 18, 1971F1Dane1.00
Jun 19, 1971F1St. Louis1.00
Jun 23, 1971F1Washburn1.00
Jun 3, 1971F1Johnson1.00
Jun 7, 1971F1Pepin1.00
Jul 10, 1971F1Hillsborough1.00
Jul 11, 1971F1Fleming1.00
Jul 19, 1971F1Morris1.00
Jul 25, 1971F1Lafayette1.00
Jul 26, 1971F1Polk1.00
Jul 1, 1971F1Aroostook1.00
Aug 12, 1971F1Terry1.00
Aug 25, 1971F1Pearl River1.00
Sep 12, 1971F1Sumter1.00
Sep 16, 1971F1Tangipahoa1.00
Sep 9, 1971F1Grant1.00
May 31, 1971F1Johnson0.90
May 31, 1971F1Marion0.90
Dec 15, 1971F1Washington0.80
Jan 15, 1971F1Ben Hill0.80
Feb 8, 1971F1Brooks0.80
Apr 18, 1971F1Goshen0.80
Apr 19, 1971F1Laramie0.80
Jun 4, 1971F1Stutsman0.80
Jun 8, 1971F1Lawrence0.80
Oct 13, 1971F1Lorain0.50
Oct 17, 1971F1Roberts0.50
Oct 17, 1971F1Roberts0.50
Oct 18, 1971F1Maricopa0.50
Oct 19, 1971F1Dallas0.50
Dec 14, 1971F1Fannin0.50
Dec 22, 1971F1King0.50
Dec 6, 1971F1Orleans0.50
Jan 15, 1971F1Grady0.50
Jan 30, 1971F1Stephens0.50
Feb 12, 1971F1Jackson0.50
Feb 25, 1971F1Fayette0.50
Feb 26, 1971F1Troup0.50
Feb 26, 1971F1Clark0.50
Feb 4, 1971F1McCurtain0.50
Feb 8, 1971F1Lowndes0.50
Mar 3, 1971F1Sarasota0.50
Mar 3, 1971F1Polk0.50
Apr 28, 1971F1Johnson0.50
Apr 28, 1971F1Johnson0.50
May 11, 1971F1Tangipahoa0.50
May 12, 1971F1Jenkins0.50
May 31, 1971F1Cheyenne0.50
Jun 11, 1971F1Curry0.50
Jun 15, 1971F1Etowah0.50
Jun 15, 1971F1Honolulu0.50
Jun 22, 1971F1Livingston0.50
Jun 24, 1971F1Price0.50
Jun 9, 1971F1Sherman0.50
Jun 9, 1971F1Harper0.50
Jul 17, 1971F1Franklin0.50
Aug 12, 1971F1Terry0.50
Aug 13, 1971F1Swisher0.50
Sep 4, 1971F1Dane0.50
Jun 10, 1971F1Hamilton0.40
Jun 22, 1971F1Graham0.40
Oct 17, 1971F1Hillsborough0.30
Oct 17, 1971F1Carson0.30
Oct 17, 1971F1Lamb, Castro, Hale0.30
Oct 17, 1971F1Lamb, Castro, Hale0.30
Oct 23, 1971F1Cass0.30
Nov 1, 1971F1Callaway0.30
Dec 14, 1971F1McLennan0.30
Feb 21, 1971F1Lee0.30
Feb 25, 1971F1Lavaca0.30
Feb 25, 1971F1Fayette0.30
Mar 3, 1971F1Pasco0.30
Apr 15, 1971F1Sherman0.30
Apr 16, 1971F1Duval0.30
Apr 16, 1971F1Bell0.30
Apr 19, 1971F1Randall0.30
Apr 19, 1971F1Deaf Smith0.30
May 11, 1971F1Alachua0.30
May 12, 1971F1Richland0.30
May 1, 1971F1Wright0.30
May 6, 1971F1Palo Pinto0.30
May 6, 1971F1Palo Pinto0.30
May 6, 1971F1Palo Pinto0.30
May 8, 1971F1Jackson0.30
May 8, 1971F1Coleman0.30
May 8, 1971F1Coleman0.30
Jun 11, 1971F1Highlands0.30
Jun 13, 1971F1Winnebago0.30
Jun 18, 1971F1Hardee0.30
Jun 20, 1971F1Harris0.30
Jul 10, 1971F1Warren0.30
Jul 19, 1971F1Hunt0.30
Jul 19, 1971F1Collin0.30
Jul 24, 1971F1Caldwell0.30
Jul 28, 1971F1Decatur0.30
Jul 28, 1971F1Hillsborough0.30
Jul 6, 1971F1Sarasota0.30
Jul 8, 1971F1Suwannee0.30
Aug 11, 1971F1Westchester0.30
Aug 12, 1971F1Lee0.30
Aug 13, 1971F1Hale0.30
Aug 13, 1971F1Hale0.30
Aug 24, 1971F1Osceola0.30
Aug 24, 1971F1Jasper0.30
Aug 27, 1971F1Chesapeake city, Portsmouth city0.30
Aug 27, 1971F1Brevard0.30
Aug 29, 1971F1Sarasota0.30
Aug 2, 1971F1Hillsborough0.30
Sep 10, 1971F1Brevard0.30
Sep 11, 1971F1Brooks0.30
Sep 11, 1971F1Kleberg0.30
Sep 12, 1971F1Jim Wells0.30
Sep 9, 1971F1Lubbock0.30
Dec 14, 1971F1Tarrant0.20
Feb 18, 1971F1Comanche0.20
Feb 4, 1971F1Newton0.20
Feb 4, 1971F1Jasper0.20
Apr 16, 1971F1Hamilton0.20
Apr 19, 1971F1Weld, Broomfield0.20
Jun 6, 1971F1Shawnee0.20
Jun 9, 1971F1Ottawa0.20
Jul 17, 1971F1Pontotoc0.20
Jul 6, 1971F1Mountrail0.20
Aug 11, 1971F1Somerset0.20
Aug 9, 1971F1St. Louis0.20
Sep 16, 1971F1Iberville0.20
Oct 12, 1971F1Aroostook0.10
Oct 17, 1971F1Hansford0.10
Oct 30, 1971F1Oklahoma0.10
Nov 7, 1971F1Worcester0.10
Nov 7, 1971F1Middlesex0.10
Dec 10, 1971F1Champaign0.10
Dec 12, 1971F1Tarrant0.10
Dec 12, 1971F1Tarrant0.10
Dec 14, 1971F1Johnson0.10
Dec 14, 1971F1Johnson0.10
Dec 14, 1971F1Tarrant0.10
Dec 14, 1971F1Dallas, Tarrant0.10
Dec 14, 1971F1Hill0.10
Dec 14, 1971F1Dallas0.10
Dec 14, 1971F1Wood0.10
Dec 14, 1971F1Le Flore0.10
Jan 15, 1971F1Toombs0.10
Feb 12, 1971F1George0.10
Feb 18, 1971F1Hodgeman0.10
Feb 18, 1971F1Johnson0.10
Feb 18, 1971F1Dallas0.10
Feb 21, 1971F1Rankin0.10
Feb 4, 1971F1Rankin0.10
Feb 4, 1971F1Carroll0.10
Mar 12, 1971F1Grayson0.10
Mar 12, 1971F1Atoka0.10
Mar 12, 1971F1Little River0.10
Mar 12, 1971F1Grayson0.10
Mar 19, 1971F1Grant0.10
Apr 15, 1971F1Eddy0.10
Apr 17, 1971F1Coryell0.10
Apr 18, 1971F1Quay0.10
Apr 19, 1971F1Cimarron0.10
Apr 19, 1971F1Hooker0.10
Apr 23, 1971F1Gwinnett0.10
Apr 23, 1971F1Emanuel0.10
Apr 27, 1971F1Muhlenberg0.10
Apr 27, 1971F1Lewis0.10
May 10, 1971F1Nueces0.10
May 10, 1971F1Wise0.10
May 11, 1971F1Clarke0.10
May 11, 1971F1Harris0.10
May 18, 1971F1Marion0.10
May 18, 1971F1Keokuk0.10
May 18, 1971F1Wapello0.10
May 23, 1971F1Mayes0.10
May 23, 1971F1Page0.10
May 23, 1971F1Taylor0.10
May 31, 1971F1Tulsa0.10
May 31, 1971F1Jackson0.10
May 4, 1971F1Fisher0.10
May 5, 1971F1Ottawa0.10
May 6, 1971F1Wabash0.10
May 6, 1971F1Gibson0.10
May 6, 1971F1Jefferson, Orange0.10
May 6, 1971F1Sequoyah0.10
May 8, 1971F1Amite0.10
Jun 10, 1971F1Todd0.10
Jun 11, 1971F1Curry0.10
Jun 11, 1971F1Oldham0.10
Jun 11, 1971F1Hutchinson0.10
Jun 13, 1971F1Bexar0.10
Jun 14, 1971F1Lea0.10
Jun 15, 1971F1Campbell0.10
Jun 18, 1971F1Bowman0.10
Jun 18, 1971F1Bowman0.10
Jun 19, 1971F1Brookings0.10
Jun 21, 1971F1McLennan0.10
Jun 22, 1971F1Madison0.10
Jun 27, 1971F1Coahoma0.10
Jun 28, 1971F1Uvalde0.10
Jun 1, 1971F1Stephenson0.10
Jun 2, 1971F1Johnson0.10
Jun 4, 1971F1Charles Mix0.10
Jun 7, 1971F1Alpena0.10
Jun 8, 1971F1Laramie0.10
Jun 9, 1971F1Beaver0.10
Jun 9, 1971F1Walworth0.10
Jul 16, 1971F1Cochise0.10
Jul 17, 1971F1Cochise0.10
Jul 18, 1971F1McDonough0.10
Jul 19, 1971F1Elbert0.10
Jul 19, 1971F1Jefferson0.10
Jul 27, 1971F1Finney0.10
Jul 3, 1971F1Phillips0.10
Jul 3, 1971F1Brown0.10
Jul 3, 1971F1Beadle0.10
Aug 10, 1971F1Newaygo0.10
Aug 21, 1971F1Jackson0.10
Aug 25, 1971F1Harris0.10
Aug 26, 1971F1Bell0.10
Aug 27, 1971F1Harrison0.10
Aug 6, 1971F1Nueces0.10
Aug 6, 1971F1Nueces0.10
Aug 8, 1971F1Harris0.10
Aug 9, 1971F1Luna0.10
Sep 11, 1971F1Seneca0.10
Sep 16, 1971F1Attala0.10
Sep 16, 1971F1Walthall0.10
Sep 16, 1971F1Harrison0.10
Sep 16, 1971F1Adams0.10
Sep 16, 1971F1Sierra0.10
Sep 17, 1971F1Lincoln0.10
Sep 24, 1971F1Duval0.10
Sep 1, 1971F1Pima0.10
Sep 6, 1971F1Pulaski0.10
Jun 9, 1971F0Lincoln, Logan34.40
May 30, 1971F0Buffalo26.70
Jul 8, 1971F0Scotts Bluff24.90
Jun 16, 1971F0Red Willow, Furnas24.00
May 30, 1971F0Dundy22.30
Oct 18, 1971F0Custer15.60
Feb 19, 1971F0Calloway, Trigg15.40
Apr 19, 1971F0Baca14.20
May 5, 1971F0Hamilton, Polk8.60
Jun 4, 1971F0Hamilton5.90
May 28, 1971F0Pecos4.90
May 28, 1971F0Pecos4.90
Dec 14, 1971F0Collin3.60
Aug 9, 1971F0Crow Wing3.60
Dec 18, 1971F0Kauai2.50
Jul 27, 1971F0Brown, Nicollet2.30
Jan 25, 1971F0Blount2.00
May 13, 1971F0Orange2.00
May 24, 1971F0Jefferson2.00
Jun 28, 1971F0Phillips2.00
May 11, 1971F0Cherokee1.90
Jun 15, 1971F0Woodford1.50
Oct 16, 1971F0Walker1.00
Jun 2, 1971F0Yellowstone1.00
Jun 6, 1971F0Woodbury1.00
Jul 22, 1971F0Polk1.00
Jul 2, 1971F0Hillsborough1.00
Aug 12, 1971F0Clark1.00
Oct 3, 1971F0Angelina0.50
Jan 4, 1971F0Floyd0.50
Feb 26, 1971F0Coweta0.50
May 31, 1971F0Pipestone0.50
May 4, 1971F0Granite0.50
Jun 2, 1971F0Jasper0.50
Jul 27, 1971F0Crow Wing0.50
Aug 6, 1971F0Duval0.50
May 25, 1971F0Yamhill0.40
Jun 2, 1971F0Sedgwick0.40
Jan 15, 1971F0Washington0.30
Mar 18, 1971F0Ellis0.30
Mar 3, 1971F0Hillsborough0.30
Apr 15, 1971F0Hillsborough0.30
Apr 19, 1971F0Arapahoe0.30
May 19, 1971F0Okaloosa0.30
Jun 19, 1971F0Douglas0.30
Jun 28, 1971F0Osceola0.30
Jun 30, 1971F0St. Louis0.30
Jun 6, 1971F0Montcalm0.30
Jul 19, 1971F0Defiance0.30
Jul 20, 1971F0Hillsborough0.30
Jul 23, 1971F0Polk0.30
Jul 29, 1971F0Manatee0.30
Jul 5, 1971F0Todd0.30
Sep 10, 1971F0Galveston0.30
Sep 10, 1971F0Galveston0.30
Sep 10, 1971F0Sarasota0.30
Apr 24, 1971F0San Joaquin0.20
May 16, 1971F0Haskell0.20
May 24, 1971F0Davidson0.20
May 9, 1971F0Hodgeman0.20
Jun 11, 1971F0Audrain0.20
Jun 14, 1971F0Lauderdale0.20
Jun 14, 1971F0Lauderdale0.20
Jun 19, 1971F0Sumner0.20
Jun 8, 1971F0Richland0.20
Sep 16, 1971F0Plaquemines0.20
Oct 17, 1971F0Deuel0.10
Dec 15, 1971F0Warren0.10
Dec 31, 1971F0Kauai0.10
Feb 18, 1971F0Las Animas0.10
Feb 21, 1971F0Hinds0.10
Feb 21, 1971F0Rankin0.10
Feb 23, 1971F0San Diego0.10
Feb 26, 1971F0Randolph0.10
Feb 4, 1971F0Bolivar0.10
Feb 7, 1971F0Escambia0.10
Feb 8, 1971F0Palm Beach0.10
Mar 15, 1971F0Parke0.10
Mar 3, 1971F0Hillsborough0.10
Mar 5, 1971F0Roosevelt0.10
Apr 22, 1971F0Cimarron0.10
Apr 26, 1971F0Osage0.10
Apr 26, 1971F0Pawnee0.10
May 10, 1971F0Wise0.10
May 10, 1971F0Wise0.10
May 18, 1971F0Mahaska0.10
May 22, 1971F0Cheyenne0.10
May 23, 1971F0Page0.10
May 23, 1971F0Pontotoc0.10
May 25, 1971F0Phillips0.10
May 25, 1971F0Phillips0.10
May 28, 1971F0Cimarron0.10
May 30, 1971F0Banner0.10
May 30, 1971F0Dundy0.10
May 30, 1971F0Gosper0.10
May 30, 1971F0Dawson0.10
May 30, 1971F0Dawson0.10
May 30, 1971F0Dundy0.10
May 30, 1971F0Kearney0.10
May 30, 1971F0Frontier0.10
May 30, 1971F0Lincoln0.10
May 30, 1971F0Custer0.10
May 30, 1971F0Pawnee0.10
May 5, 1971F0Custer0.10
May 5, 1971F0Custer0.10
May 5, 1971F0Wagoner0.10
May 6, 1971F0Maury, Lawrence0.10
May 7, 1971F0Montgomery0.10
Jun 10, 1971F0Lincoln0.10
Jun 12, 1971F0Hutchinson0.10
Jun 13, 1971F0Hamilton0.10
Jun 13, 1971F0Butler0.10
Jun 15, 1971F0Beadle0.10
Jun 16, 1971F0Galveston0.10
Jun 21, 1971F0Barnes0.10
Jun 22, 1971F0Orange0.10
Jun 24, 1971F0Spink0.10
Jun 25, 1971F0Galveston0.10
Jun 25, 1971F0Adams0.10
Jun 29, 1971F0Weld0.10
Jun 29, 1971F0Weld0.10
Jun 1, 1971F0McCurtain0.10
Jun 2, 1971F0Adams0.10
Jun 2, 1971F0Yellowstone0.10
Jun 3, 1971F0Turner0.10
Jun 3, 1971F0Yuma0.10
Jun 3, 1971F0Lincoln0.10
Jun 3, 1971F0Yuma0.10
Jun 4, 1971F0Polk0.10
Jun 4, 1971F0Day0.10
Jun 4, 1971F0Kingsbury0.10
Jun 4, 1971F0Hall0.10
Jun 5, 1971F0Charles Mix0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Potter0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Hyde0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Lyman0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Howard0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Faulk0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Hall0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Boone0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Platte0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Butler0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Lancaster0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Lancaster0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Gage0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Douglas0.10
Jun 6, 1971F0Sarpy0.10
Jun 7, 1971F0Goodhue0.10
Jun 7, 1971F0Corson0.10
Jun 7, 1971F0Wabasha0.10
Jun 7, 1971F0Corson0.10
Jun 7, 1971F0Lake0.10
Jun 7, 1971F0Olmsted0.10
Jun 7, 1971F0Olmsted0.10
Jun 7, 1971F0Washita0.10
Jun 8, 1971F0Douglas0.10
Jun 8, 1971F0Hutchinson0.10
Jun 8, 1971F0McCook0.10
Jun 8, 1971F0Spink0.10
Jun 9, 1971F0McIntosh0.10
Jun 9, 1971F0Beaver0.10
Jun 9, 1971F0Aurora0.10
Jun 9, 1971F0Knox0.10
Jun 9, 1971F0Texas0.10
Jul 14, 1971F0Dakota, Washington0.10
Jul 15, 1971F0Washington0.10
Jul 23, 1971F0Ray0.10
Jul 26, 1971F0St. Francis0.10
Jul 27, 1971F0Colfax0.10
Jul 27, 1971F0Buffalo0.10
Jul 1, 1971F0Kimball0.10
Jul 1, 1971F0Banner0.10
Jul 3, 1971F0Yuma0.10
Jul 3, 1971F0Brown0.10
Jul 3, 1971F0Buffalo0.10
Jul 3, 1971F0Morrill0.10
Jul 4, 1971F0Cherry0.10
Jul 5, 1971F0Brown0.10
Jul 6, 1971F0Williams0.10
Jul 6, 1971F0Eddy0.10
Aug 17, 1971F0Dickey0.10
Aug 21, 1971F0Schenectady0.10
Aug 3, 1971F0Ray0.10
Sep 17, 1971F0Aitkin0.10
Sep 1, 1971F0Lonoke0.10
Sep 1, 1971F0Lonoke0.10
Sep 2, 1971F0Utah0.10
Sep 9, 1971F0Madison0.10

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1971
ArleneTropical storm0—
UnnamedTropical storm11FL, GA
DoriaTropical storm161CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, VA, VT
FernCategory 124TX
EdithCategory 466LA, MS, TX
GingerCategory 312NC
HeidiTropical storm8ME

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1971
May 1, 19717.0near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Feb 6, 19716.9near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK18.6
Feb 9, 19716.61971 San Fernando Earthquake, California Los Angeles CA5.6
Feb 9, 19715.8near Agua Dulce, CA Los Angeles CA3.7
Feb 9, 19715.8near Agua Dulce, CA Los Angeles CA3.7
Feb 26, 19715.5near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA10.9
Nov 20, 19715.4near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA9.3
Feb 9, 19715.3near Agua Dulce, CA Los Angeles CA3.7
Sep 30, 19715.0near Westmorland, CA Imperial CA3.7

Drought

On average 3% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1971. The worst month was June 1971, with 7%.

Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.