Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Cobb County, Georgia, August 7, 1972
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.88, -84.55) to the end point (33.88, -84.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 7, 1972, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Cobb County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 7, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1972 | F1 | Ohio | 1.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 7, 1972 | F1 | New York | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 7, 1972 | F1 | New York | 4.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 7, 1972 | F1 | Connecticut | 9.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.