Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, McCracken County, Kentucky, December 15, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.98, -88.70) to the end point (37.02, -88.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 15, 1971, 3:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- McCracken County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 15, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 1971 | F3 | Mississippi | 15.9 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 15, 1971 | F2 | Arkansas | 3.4 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 1971 | F2 | Missouri | 27 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 26 |
| Dec 15, 1971 | F2 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 15, 1971 | F2 | Kentucky | 10.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 15, 1971 | F2 | Mississippi | 6.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 15, 1971 | F1 | Tennessee | 15.2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 15, 1971 | F1 | Missouri | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 15, 1971 | F1 | Illinois | 11.4 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 24 |
| Dec 15, 1971 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.