Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Dooly County, Georgia, March 31, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries14
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.25, -83.73) to the end point (32.25, -83.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1961, 7:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Dooly County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 14 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 31, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1961 | F3 | Alabama, Georgia | 8.2 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.8 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 3.3 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F0 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.