Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Brevard County, Florida, August 27, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.62, -80.82) to the end point (28.62, -80.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 27, 1971, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Brevard County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 27, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 1971 | F2 | New Jersey | 28.7 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 1971 | F2 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 1971 | F1 | Virginia | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.