Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Escambia County, Florida, September 16, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.47, -87.37) to the end point (30.52, -87.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 16, 1971, 7:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Escambia County
- Path
- 4.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 16, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 1971 | F3 | Louisiana | 7.3 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F2 | Louisiana | 4.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F2 | Alabama | 5.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F2 | Alabama | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Louisiana | 6.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Alabama | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Alabama | 8.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.