to Alabama. An F3 tornado touched down in the eastern residential suburbs of Baton Rouge, causing heavy property damage totaling $2.5 million (1971 dollars$, in dollars) along its intermittent path. The tornado also injured three people. An F2 tornado in Tangipahoa Parish caused $250,000 in damage (1971 dollars$, in dollars) along its path, while an F1 tornado in St. Martin Parish injured 6 people on its path. The hurricane caused extensive damage to the sugar cane crop in southwestern Louisiana. About a month after Edith struck the United States, President Richard Nixon declared portions of Louisiana as a disaster area, which allocated relief funds to aid the affected citizens. In Mississippi, wind gusts peaked at in Hattiesburg, with multiple locations reporting tropical-storm-force winds. Additionally, Edith produced moderate rainfall peaking at in Liberty. In Alabama, the storm caused light rains, moderate wind gusts, and a storm tide of in Mobile. Edith spawned four tornadoes in Alabama, three of which were F2 tornadoes. Two touched down in Baldwin County; one destroyed two homes and damaged several others, and the other destroyed two mobile homes, a few barns, and damaged ten houses. Two tornadoes also touched down in Washington County, one of which destroyed several small buildings and downed a few trees. In Florida, Edith produced slightly above-normal tides and light rain. It spawned a tornado in Pensacola, Florida, injuring one person and inflicting $25,000 in damage (1971 dollars, $125,000 in 2006 dollars). Damage throughout the United States totaled $25 million (1971 dollars, $ in dollars), primarily from crop damage in southwest Louisiana. No deaths were reported in the United States. See also Other storms of the same name List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes Hurricane Wilma (2005) – The most intense Atlantic hurricane on record that rapidly strengthened to Category 5 intensity in a similar area Hurricane Felix (2007) – The southern-most landfall Category 5 hurricane on record, which caused disastrous impacts across Central America Hurricane Eta (2020) – A Category 4 hurricane that caused devastating impacts across Central America References External links Movie of a reconnaissance flight into Edith 1971 Monthly Weather Review Edith Edith (1971) Edith (1971) Edith (1971) Edith (1971) Edith Edith 1971 meteorology 1971 in Mexico 1971 natural disasters in the United States