Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Dougherty County, Georgia, January 28, 1952
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.58, -84.17) to the end point (31.58, -84.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 28, 1952, 6:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Dougherty County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 28, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 1952 | F2 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 1952 | F2 | Florida | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 1952 | F1 | Georgia | 3.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 1952 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 28, 1952 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 28, 1952 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.