Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Grenada County, Mississippi, February 4, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths7
Injuries0
Length6.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.72, -89.60) to the end point (33.77, -89.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 4, 1971, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Grenada County
- Path
- 6.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 7 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 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 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.