Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Early County, Georgia, January 5, 1962
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.43, -85.00) to the end point (31.43, -85.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 5, 1962, 10:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Early County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 5, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1962 | F2 | Florida | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 30 |
| Jan 5, 1962 | F2 | Florida | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1962 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1962 | F2 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1962 | F2 | Alabama | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1962 | F1 | Alabama | 5.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.