Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Sumter County, Georgia, April 23, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries8
Length13.5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.02, -84.00) to the end point (32.03, -83.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1971, 6:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Sumter County, Dooly County, Crisp County
- Path
- 13.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1971 | F4 | Alabama | 25.4 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F3 | Georgia | 13.9 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F2 | Georgia | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 10 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F2 | Georgia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F2 | Georgia | 5.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 6.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.