Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Bacon County, Georgia, January 6, 1962

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5.4 mi

Width300 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.60, -82.40) to the end point (31.65, -82.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: January 6, 1962, 6:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Georgia
Counties: Bacon County, Appling County
Path: 5.4 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on January 6, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jan 6, 1962	F2	Virginia	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jan 6, 1962	F1	Georgia	2 mi	300 yd	0
Jan 6, 1962	F1	South Carolina	1 mi	100 yd	1

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Bacon County
Appling County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.