Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jasper County, Georgia, May 8, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length15.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.30, -83.63) to the end point (33.48, -83.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1978, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Jasper County, Morgan County
- Path
- 15.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1978 | F2 | Georgia | 7.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1978 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1978 | F1 | Georgia | 6.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1978 | F1 | Georgia, South Carolina | 38.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1978 | F1 | Georgia | 9.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1978 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1978 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.