Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Carroll County, Tennessee, May 7, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length24.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.12, -88.48) to the end point (36.03, -88.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1971, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Carroll County, Benton County
- Path
- 24.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1971 | F4 | Tennessee | 50.9 mi | 100 yd | 3 | 137 |
| May 7, 1971 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 7, 1971 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.