Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Brooks County, Georgia, April 6, 1963

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length8 mi

Width300 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.00, -83.57) to the end point (31.00, -83.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 6, 1963, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Georgia
Counties: Brooks County, Cook County
Path: 8 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 6, 1963

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 6, 1963	F2	Georgia	0.8 mi	37 yd	0
Apr 6, 1963	F1	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 6, 1963	F1	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	3

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Brooks County
Cook County
Mitchell County

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