Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Fulton County, Georgia, March 24, 1975

RatingF3
Deaths3
Injuries152
Length14.8 mi
Width500 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.77, -84.53) to the end point (33.90, -84.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 24, 1975, 5:28 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Georgia
Counties
Fulton County
Path
14.8 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties
3 deaths, 152 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 24, 1975

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 24, 1975F2North Carolina30.6 mi100 yd01
Mar 24, 1975F1Georgia36.1 mi150 yd03
Mar 24, 1975F1Tennessee0.5 mi100 yd00
Mar 24, 1975F1South Carolina10.6 mi200 yd05
Mar 24, 1975F1North Carolina10.9 mi50 yd00
Mar 24, 1975F1South Carolina9.1 mi100 yd05
Mar 24, 1975F1North Carolina7.1 mi67 yd01
Mar 24, 1975F1South Carolina1 mi50 yd03
Mar 24, 1975F1North Carolina11 mi33 yd00
Mar 24, 1975F1Virginia0.5 mi200 yd00
Mar 24, 1975F1Pennsylvania0.1 mi10 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

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