Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Alexander County, Illinois, March 15, 1971

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2.4 mi

Width200 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.88, -89.23) to the end point (36.90, -89.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 15, 1971, 12:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Illinois, Missouri
Counties: Alexander County, Mississippi County
Path: 2.4 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 15, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Mar 15, 1971	F2	Indiana	0.1 mi	20 yd	2
Mar 15, 1971	F2	Indiana	1.3 mi	200 yd	5
Mar 15, 1971	F1	North Carolina	64 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 15, 1971	F0	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Alexander County
Mississippi County
Cape Girardeau County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.