SPC Stats
Path length: 1 miles
Width:Β 100 yards
Fatalities:Β 0
Injuries:Β 112
Rating:Β F3
County:Β Escambia
During the early AM of February 7, 1971, a waterspout south of Santa Rosa Island moved northeast, becoming a tornado near Navy Cove.Β Half of the units in a 112-unit apartment complex were destroyed near Gulf Breeze.Β 112 people were injured, there were no fatalities.
Tornado Path
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SPC coordinates (only one point provided by SPC): Β
Start: 30.35 / -87.17Β Β Β Β
Corrected Coordinates based on damage reports:
Start: 30.349157/-87.166560Β Β Β Β End: 30.362652/-87.157508
Note: Β Exact tornado path may not be straight and/or continuous.
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The State Archives of Florida
Newspaper Clippings
Discrepancies:
We gathered information for this event from the SPC & NCDC Databases,Β the February 1971 Storm Data Publication and Thomas Grazulis in Significant TornadoesΒ and found the following differences:
Path Length:
- Grazulis has a length at 4 miles.
- Remaining sources have a path of 1 mile.
Rating:
- SPC/NCDC have an F3 rating.
- Grazulis has an F2 rating.
Sources:
February 1971 Storm Data Publication
Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. Page 1120.
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