Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Twiggs County, Georgia, April 19, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length6.6 mi
Width120 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.80, -83.50) to the end point (32.87, -83.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1959, 3:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Twiggs County
- Path
- 6.6 miles long, up to 120 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1959 | F2 | Louisiana | 20.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1959 | F1 | West Virginia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Apr 19, 1959 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.