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*** Enhanced Fujita Scale describes the strength of the tornado based on the amount and type of damage caused by the tornado. The F-scale of damage will vary in the destruction area; therefore, the highest value of the F-scale is recorded for each event. EF0 – Light Damage (40 – 72 mph), EF1 – Moderate Damage (73 – 112 mph), EF2 – Significant damage (113 – 157 mph), EF3 – Severe Damage (158 – 206 mph), EF4 – Devastating Damage (207 – 260 mph), EF5 – Incredible Damage (261 – 318 mph)
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tornadoes in the United States (1971)

Date/TimeF ScaleLength (in miles)Width (in feet)Injury*Fataliy**Property DamageCrops Damage
Dec. 15, 1971 02:35 AM CSTEF214.910024 (0)1 (0)$25,000
May. 05, 1971 17:55 PM CDTEF313.17060 (0)1 (0)$2,500,000
Jan. 15, 1971 11:30 AM CSTEF221001 (0)1 (0)$25,000
Mar. 12, 1971 18:30 PM CSTEF45.18805 (0)1 (0)
May. 23, 1971 17:45 PM CDTEF37.13349 (0)1 (0)
May. 06, 1971 11:00 AM CDTEF14.5402 (0)1 (0)$25,000
Apr. 23, 1971 17:30 PM CSTEF23.810010 (0)1 (0)$25,000
Mar. 10, 1971 02:00 AM CSTEF26.23007 (0)1 (0)$2,500,000
Apr. 27, 1971 19:25 PM CDTEF315.91500 (0)1 (0)$2,500,000
May. 09, 1971 20:13 PM CDTEF31333 (0)1 (0)
Dec. 14, 1971 23:15 PM CSTEF212.620022 (0)1 (0)$2,500,000
Jun. 24, 1971 18:00 PM CDTEF302000 (0)1 (0)$250,000
Apr. 27, 1971 15:43 PM CDTEF34.520020 (0)1 (0)$2,500,000
Jul. 18, 1971 16:30 PM CDTEF24.51002 (0)1 (0)$250,000
Feb. 04, 1971 20:15 PM CSTEF39.67501 (0)1 (0)$25,000
Feb. 22, 1971 16:30 PM CSTEF316.150060 (0)2 (0)$2,500,000
Feb. 21, 1971 17:06 PM CSTEF417.53328 (0)2 (0)
Apr. 27, 1971 21:53 PM CDTEF49.210070 (0)2 (0)$2,500,000
Feb. 21, 1971 16:15 PM CSTEF58.33327 (0)2 (0)$2,500,000
Feb. 21, 1971 17:30 PM CSTEF38.6330 (0)3 (0)
Feb. 26, 1971 12:30 PM CSTEF12500 (0)3 (0)$25,000
May. 07, 1971 18:00 PM CDTEF428.5100137 (0)3 (0)$2,500,000
Apr. 27, 1971 20:35 PM CDTEF411.110058 (0)6 (0)$2,500,000
Feb. 04, 1971 17:15 PM CSTEF26.1330 (0)7 (0)$25,000
Feb. 21, 1971 16:00 PM CSTEF513.333123 (0)9 (0)$25,000,000
Feb. 21, 1971 17:40 PM CSTEF43733154 (0)11 (0)
Feb. 21, 1971 14:50 PM CSTEF513.65009 (0)11 (0)$2,500,000
Feb. 21, 1971 16:05 PM CSTEF428.833192 (0)14 (0)
Feb. 21, 1971 17:00 PM CSTEF49.133192 (0)14 (0)
Feb. 21, 1971 16:25 PM CSTEF55.733342 (0)25 (0)$2,500,000
Feb. 21, 1971 16:35 PM CSTEF417.833411 (0)30 (0)
* Direct Injury (Indirect Injury)
* Direct Fatality (Indirect Fatality)

Yearly Summary in the United States

Year# of TornadoesDirect InjuryIndirect InjuryDirect FatalityIndirect FatalityProperty DamageCrop Damage
All76,61898,2442796,21146$72,019,546,190$510,959,060
20244924620$34,992,000
20231,4917910865$1,377,375,000$7,300,800
20221,3803153241$698,681,090$5,540,500
20211,54587831034$232,623,000$2,238,400
20201,2517338761$2,504,035,500$27,261,500
20191,7345379422$3,090,497,500$5,682,000
20181,2541998102$670,278,900$2,068,350
20171,6525182352$633,772,200$17,307,500
20161,0813251180$181,176,200$2,318,100
20151,3209241360$317,881,100$3,240,750
20141,0726417472$623,451,000$14,251,000
20131,0537561550$3,642,167,750$6,597,000
20121,05882224692$1,648,696,500$1,056,500
20112,0745,48316355314$9,184,650,700$29,595,200
20101,4496998452$1,104,452,950$27,644,600
20091,27339710214$565,864,100$18,477,500
20081,9541,714171275$1,845,597,840$20,003,000
20071,2426178810$1,348,831,650$6,765,000
20061,2639860670$702,273,000$6,687,000
20051,3435370380$421,833,500$82,104,900
20041,9473960350$536,587,450$12,131,500
20031,5351,0870540$1,265,650,770$15,907,500
20021,0409680550$801,254,200$799,010
20011,3517430400$630,086,900$7,410,500
20001,1698820410$423,670,000$6,873,100
19991,5201,8420940$1,989,842,450$8,270,000
19981,5291,87401300$1,716,081,900$22,019,700
19971,1801,0330680$730,734,250$5,752,600
19961,2677050260$719,592,550$12,509,200
19951,2221,1500340$315,013,200$14,777,800
19949478060480$696,699,800$65,229,750
19936167780310$768,682,700$53,128,800
19921,4041,3230390$1,406,688,900
19911,2088640390$1,152,296,430
19901,2641,1770530$1,560,568,070
19899211,2700500$1,760,051,050
19887736880320$1,124,214,650
19876951,0180590$407,837,950
19868495360150$1,034,912,340
19857731,2990940$1,608,097,210
19841,0202,49901220$2,131,171,390
19839957560340$765,855,590
19821,1801,2760640$1,429,193,000
19818307980240$765,888,310
19809721,1570280$2,152,814,350
19799183,0140840$946,241,240
19788759190530$616,068,160
19779227710430$342,024,230
19769351,1950440$308,497,190
19759621,4570600$826,723,790
19741,1206,82403660$1,941,017,780
19731,1982,4020890$2,063,041,560
19727781,0270340$151,872,570$10,000
19719632,72301590$202,120,550
19707001,3550730$625,205,980
19696501,3110660$113,274,230
19687152,52201310$210,079,910
19679662,14401140$577,019,220
19666062,0300980$476,629,360
19659905,19703010$1,762,469,010
19647601,1480730$165,990,820
19634935380310$87,230,580
19626735510300$67,200,730
19617721,0870520$179,388,730
19606457370460$118,224,240
19596307340580$87,453,040
19586085350670$128,994,610
19579301,97601930$224,388,890
19565671,3550830$116,912,350
195563292601290$82,660,630
19546097150360$85,805,320
19534925,13105190$596,104,700
19522721,91602310$94,302,240
19512695240340$65,505,990
19502236590700$34,481,650

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