Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Maricopa County, Arizona, October 18, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.58, -111.97) to the end point (33.58, -111.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 18, 1971, 2:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arizona
- Counties
- Maricopa County
- Near the path
- Phoenix, Paradise Valley (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 18, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1971 | F2 | South Dakota | 2.3 mi | 367 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 15.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.