Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lawrence County, Illinois, May 6, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length55.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.63, -87.70) to the end point (38.48, -86.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1971, 9:07 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois, Indiana
- Counties
- Lawrence County, Knox County, Daviess County, Martin County, Dubois County
- Path
- 55.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1971 | F2 | Ohio | 7.4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 6, 1971 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1971 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1971 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1971 | F1 | Indiana | 8.1 mi | 40 yd | 1 | 2 |
| May 6, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1971 | F1 | Kentucky | 30.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1971 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1971 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.