Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Newton County, Missouri, February 4, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.98, -94.52) to the end point (36.98, -94.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 4, 1971, 8:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Newton County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 4, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 1971 | F3 | Alabama | 34.1 mi | 750 yd | 1 | 13 |
| Feb 4, 1971 | F2 | Mississippi | 6.1 mi | 10 yd | 7 | 0 |
| Feb 4, 1971 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 4, 1971 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 4, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 4, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 1971 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.