Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bibb County, Georgia, April 13, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.82, -83.65) to the end point (32.82, -83.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 13, 1979, 11:35 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Bibb County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 13, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1979 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1979 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1979 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1979 | F1 | South Carolina | 2.8 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1979 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.