Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Effingham County, Georgia, February 1, 1976

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length8.4 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.33, -81.38) to the end point (32.40, -81.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: February 1, 1976, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Georgia
Counties: Effingham County
Path: 8.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on February 1, 1976

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Feb 1, 1976	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 1, 1976	F0	Georgia	5.2 mi	50 yd	0	0

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Effingham County

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