Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Mitchell County, Georgia, March 16, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.08, -84.05) to the end point (31.08, -84.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 16, 1976, 10:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Mitchell County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 16, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1976 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1976 | F2 | Georgia | 0.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1976 | F2 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1976 | F2 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1976 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1976 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1976 | F1 | South Carolina | 2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 16, 1976 | F0 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.