Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jackson County, Mississippi, May 8, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.42, -88.82) to the end point (30.42, -88.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1971, 12:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jackson County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1971 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1971 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1971 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1971 | F1 | Florida | 6.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.