Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Effingham County, Georgia, October 27, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.37, -81.32) to the end point (32.37, -81.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 27, 1972, 8:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Effingham County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 27, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F2 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F2 | Alabama | 17.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 3.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F1 | Georgia | 4.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.