Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chatham County, Georgia, April 9, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.7 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.07, -81.10) to the end point (32.07, -81.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 9, 1961, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Chatham County
- Path
- 0.7 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 9, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1961 | F2 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F2 | Louisiana | 23.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 4.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F2 | Florida | 5.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F1 | Alabama | 54.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F1 | Florida | 0.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.