Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Leake County, Mississippi, May 9, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries3
Length1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.87, -89.53) to the end point (32.87, -89.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 9, 1971, 8:13 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Leake County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 9, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1971 | F3 | Kansas | 9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1971 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.