Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bartow County, Georgia, April 26, 1982
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length5 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.13, -84.85) to the end point (34.15, -84.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 26, 1982, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Bartow County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 26, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1982 | F3 | Alabama | 12 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1982 | F1 | Alabama | 12 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1982 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1982 | F0 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.