Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Lowndes County, Georgia, February 4, 1959

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width200 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.00, -83.20) to the end point (31.10, -83.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
February 4, 1959, 2:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Georgia
Counties
Lowndes County, Lanier County
Path
8 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.