Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Clayton County, Georgia, May 8, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.2 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.62, -84.38) to the end point (33.68, -84.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1978, 4:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Clayton County, DeKalb County
- Near the path
- Forest Park, Conley (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 7.2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1978 | F1 | Georgia | 15.8 mi | 100 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.