Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Escambia County, Florida, May 12, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.2 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.47, -87.30) to the end point (30.50, -87.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1971, 9:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Escambia County
- Path
- 10.2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1971 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1971 | F2 | Georgia | 4.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1971 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.