Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Dooly County, Georgia, February 24, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.9 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.20, -83.83) to the end point (32.23, -83.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 24, 1961, 1:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Dooly County
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 24, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 3.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Alabama | 25.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.