Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Haralson County, Georgia, March 16, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.75, -85.28) to the end point (33.75, -85.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 16, 1973, 1:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Haralson County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 16, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 9.7 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 4.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 9.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 4.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F2 | Georgia | 7.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F2 | Georgia | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F1 | Georgia | 20 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.