Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Macon County, Georgia, March 21, 1980
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length22.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.45, -83.93) to the end point (32.55, -83.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1980, 1:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Macon County, Peach County, Houston County
- Path
- 22.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 22.2 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.