Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Irwin County, Georgia, January 13, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.53, -83.25) to the end point (31.53, -83.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 13, 1972, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Irwin County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 13, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 1972 | F3 | Alabama | 16.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 13, 1972 | F3 | Georgia | 33.6 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 21 |
| 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 | South Carolina | 9.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 13, 1972 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.