Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Walton County, Georgia, May 28, 1973

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries65

Length18.7 mi

Width200 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.87, -83.63) to the end point (33.97, -83.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 28, 1973, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Georgia
Counties: Walton County, Oconee County, Clarke County
Path: 18.7 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 65 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 28, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 28, 1973	F3	New Jersey	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F3	New Jersey	0.4 mi	50 yd	12
May 28, 1973	F2	North Carolina	9.6 mi	100 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F2	South Carolina	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F1	Georgia	1 mi	40 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F1	Indiana	2 mi	20 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F1	North Carolina	6.4 mi	10 yd	2
May 28, 1973	F1	South Carolina	0.5 mi	90 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F1	North Carolina	0.1 mi	50 yd	1
May 28, 1973	F1	North Carolina	4 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F1	Pennsylvania	1.9 mi	100 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F1	North Carolina	24.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F1	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	1
May 28, 1973	F1	Virginia	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	2
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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