Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Greene County, Alabama, February 26, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.82, -87.93) to the end point (32.83, -87.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 26, 1971, 11:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Greene County
- Path
- 4.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 26, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1971 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1971 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1971 | F1 | Alabama | 2 mi | 50 yd | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1971 | F1 | Alabama | 7.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 1971 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 1971 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1971 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.