Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Appling County, Georgia, April 2, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.7 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.73, -82.38) to the end point (31.77, -82.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 2, 1955, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Appling County
- Near the path
- Baxley (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 2, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1955 | F2 | Georgia | 3.8 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1955 | F1 | Georgia | 5.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1955 | F1 | Georgia | 4 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 1955 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1955 | F1 | Georgia | 5.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.