Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Colquitt County, Georgia, March 3, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.1 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.08, -83.80) to the end point (31.12, -83.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 3, 1971, 9:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Colquitt County
- Path
- 4.1 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 3, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 1971 | F3 | Alabama | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 1971 | F2 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 1971 | F1 | South Carolina | 5.6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 1971 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 1971 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 1971 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 1971 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 1971 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 1971 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.