Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Peach County, Georgia, April 30, 1953
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.52, -83.88) to the end point (32.52, -83.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 30, 1953, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Peach County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 30, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1953 | F4 | Georgia | 1 mi | 333 yd | 18 | 300 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F3 | Georgia | 2 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F2 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F2 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F2 | Georgia | 5.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F0 | Virginia | 1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.