Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Mitchell County, Georgia, April 8, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths1
Injuries7
Length92.6 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.37, -84.17) to the end point (31.42, -82.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1974, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Mitchell County, Worth County, Tift County, Berrien County
- Path
- 92.6 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1974 | F3 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 1974 | F3 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1974 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1974 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Apr 8, 1974 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1974 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.