Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Monroe County, Alabama, April 23, 1971
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length25.4 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.50, -87.30) to the end point (31.77, -87.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1971, 11:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Monroe County
- Path
- 25.4 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1971 | F3 | Georgia | 13.9 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F3 | Georgia | 13.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F2 | Georgia | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 10 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F2 | Georgia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F2 | Georgia | 5.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 6.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.