Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, George County, Mississippi, February 12, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length9 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.95, -88.58) to the end point (31.05, -88.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 12, 1971, 9:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- George County, Greene County
- Near the path
- Lucedale (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 12, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1971 | F3 | Louisiana | 3.6 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 1971 | F2 | Mississippi | 25.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 12, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 3.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12, 1971 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 12, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.