Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Sunflower County, Mississippi, February 21, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths3
Injuries0
Length8.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.85, -90.52) to the end point (33.97, -90.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 21, 1971, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Sunflower County
- Path
- 8.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 21, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1971 | F5 | Louisiana, Mississippi | 109.2 mi | 500 yd | 47 | 510 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F4 | Mississippi, Tennessee | 202.1 mi | 100 yd | 58 | 795 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F4 | Mississippi | 65.2 mi | 10 yd | 13 | 182 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F2 | Arkansas | 17.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F2 | Arkansas | 4.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F2 | Tennessee | 1.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 36 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.