Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jackson County, Georgia, May 14, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length8.4 mi
Width160 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.25, -83.57) to the end point (34.33, -83.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 14, 1976, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Jackson County, Banks County
- Path
- 8.4 miles long, up to 160 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 14, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1976 | F2 | Georgia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1976 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1976 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 14, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.