Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Appling County, Georgia, August 17, 1954
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.77, -82.35) to the end point (31.77, -82.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 1954, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Appling County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 17, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1954 | F2 | North Carolina | 2.1 mi | 110 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1954 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.