Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, McIntosh County, Georgia, May 28, 1959
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.6 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.50, -81.45) to the end point (31.50, -81.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 28, 1959, 12:29 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- McIntosh County
- Path
- 0.6 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 28, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1959 | F2 | Iowa | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F2 | Nebraska | 6.4 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 28, 1959 | F2 | Kansas | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1959 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.