Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Alcorn County, Mississippi, May 24, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length9.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.85, -88.58) to the end point (34.97, -88.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1971, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Alcorn County
- Path
- 9.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1971 | F3 | Ohio | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F2 | Missouri | 25.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F2 | Tennessee | 10.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 22 |
| May 24, 1971 | F2 | Kentucky | 15.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F2 | Michigan | 10.4 mi | 1,100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 24, 1971 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F1 | Tennessee | 7.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 8 |
| May 24, 1971 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.