Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Warren County, Georgia, April 5, 1957

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length23.3 mi

Width400 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.47, -82.50) to the end point (33.50, -82.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 5, 1957, 6:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Georgia
Counties: Warren County, McDuffie County, Columbia County
Path: 23.3 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 5, 1957

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 5, 1957	F2	Georgia	75 mi	400 yd	2	5
Apr 5, 1957	F2	South Carolina	21.3 mi	40 yd	0	1
Apr 5, 1957	F2	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F2	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F2	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F2	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
Apr 5, 1957	F1	South Carolina	3.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F1	Georgia	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	1
Apr 5, 1957	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F1	Virginia	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	3
Apr 5, 1957	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F1	North Carolina	6.1 mi	37 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F1	North Carolina	4.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F1	South Carolina	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F1	North Carolina	4.7 mi	50 yd	0	1
Apr 5, 1957	F0	Georgia	1.3 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F0	Georgia	13.7 mi	67 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F0	Georgia	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F0	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.