Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Clayton County, Georgia, March 31, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths2
Injuries100
Length72.4 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.53, -84.33) to the end point (34.02, -83.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1973, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Clayton County, Screven County, DeKalb County, Rockdale County
- Path
- 72.4 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 100 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 31, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1973 | F4 | South Carolina | 22.6 mi | 200 yd | 7 | 30 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F2 | South Carolina | 12.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.