Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Madison Parish, Louisiana, May 7, 1971

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length1 mi

Width17 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.25, -91.45) to the end point (32.25, -91.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 7, 1971, 12:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Louisiana
Counties: Madison Parish
Path: 1 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 7, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 7, 1971	F4	Tennessee	50.9 mi	100 yd	3	137
May 7, 1971	F1	Tennessee	24.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 1971	F0	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

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Madison Parish

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