Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lawrence County, Tennessee, March 6, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length39.8 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.10, -87.33) to the end point (35.17, -86.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 6, 1971, 2:39 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Lawrence County, Giles County, Lincoln County
- Path
- 39.8 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 6, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1971 | F2 | Alabama | 4.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.