Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Habersham County, Georgia, March 23, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length6.2 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.62, -83.52) to the end point (34.65, -83.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 23, 1979, 5:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Habersham County
- Near the path
- Clarkesville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 6.2 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 23, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1979 | F2 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 23, 1979 | F2 | North Carolina | 9.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Mar 23, 1979 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 23, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 4.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 23, 1979 | F1 | Georgia | 1.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.