Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Curry County, New Mexico, April 15, 1971

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.35, -103.13) to the end point (34.35, -103.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 15, 1971, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: New Mexico
Counties: Curry County
Path: 2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 15, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Apr 15, 1971	F1	New Mexico	2 mi	17 yd
Apr 15, 1971	F1	New Mexico	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 15, 1971	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	100 yd
Apr 15, 1971	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	33 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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Bailey County
Lamb County
Deaf Smith County
Castro County

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