Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bibb County, Georgia, April 7, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.7 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.85, -83.65) to the end point (32.85, -83.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 7, 1972, 11:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Bibb County
- Path
- 2.7 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 7, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1972 | F3 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1972 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1972 | F2 | Tennessee | 23.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 15 |
| Apr 7, 1972 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1972 | F1 | Georgia | 3.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 1972 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.