Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Tift County, Georgia, January 20, 1953
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length8.3 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.50, -83.55) to the end point (31.53, -83.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 20, 1953, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Tift County
- Path
- 8.3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 20, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 1953 | F3 | Alabama | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1953 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1953 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 1953 | F1 | Georgia | 0.4 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.