Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Tift County, Georgia, May 15, 1969
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.47, -83.47) to the end point (31.47, -83.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1969, 4:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Tift County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1969 | F2 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1969 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1969 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1969 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1969 | F0 | Wyoming | 3.8 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.