Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Clay County, Georgia, January 20, 1963
RatingF1
Deaths1
Injuries4
Length70.2 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.60, -85.05) to the end point (31.87, -83.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 20, 1963, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Clay County, Randolph County, Terrell County, Lee County
- Path
- 70.2 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 20, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 1963 | F2 | Georgia | 16.4 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 1963 | F2 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 20, 1963 | F2 | Georgia | 7.9 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 1963 | F2 | Georgia | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1963 | F1 | Alabama | 14.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1963 | F1 | Georgia | 8.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1963 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1963 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.