Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Jefferson County, Georgia, January 13, 1972

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries21

Length33.6 mi

Width400 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.87, -82.38) to the end point (33.08, -81.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: January 13, 1972, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Georgia
Counties: Jefferson County, Burke County
Path: 33.6 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 21 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on January 13, 1972

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jan 13, 1972	F3	Alabama	16.8 mi	200 yd	0	2
Jan 13, 1972	F2	Alabama	6.3 mi	100 yd	4	88
Jan 13, 1972	F2	Georgia	1 mi	150 yd	0	2
Jan 13, 1972	F2	Georgia	2 mi	300 yd	0	3
Jan 13, 1972	F2	Georgia	11.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 1972	F1	Georgia	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 1972	F1	Georgia	1.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 1972	F1	Georgia	2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 1972	F1	Georgia	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 1972	F1	Georgia	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 1972	F1	Georgia	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 1972	F1	South Carolina	9.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 1972	F0	Georgia	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.