Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Early County, Georgia, November 23, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.9 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.40, -84.93) to the end point (31.40, -84.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 23, 1961, 4:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Early County
- Near the path
- Blakely (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.9 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 23, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 1961 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 1961 | F2 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.4 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 1961 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1961 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1961 | F0 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1961 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.