Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cobb County, Georgia, May 24, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.4 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.93, -84.58) to the end point (33.97, -84.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1955, 4:13 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Cobb County
- Path
- 5.4 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1955 | F0 | Georgia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 3 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.