Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Escambia County, Florida, February 7, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries112
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.35, -87.17) to the end point (30.35, -87.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 7, 1971, 3:18 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Escambia County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 112 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 7, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 1971 | F3 | Florida | 13.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 1971 | F2 | Georgia | 20.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 7, 1971 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 1971 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 13.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 15.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 1971 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.