Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Whitfield County, Georgia, May 19, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length0.5 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.75, -84.90) to the end point (34.75, -84.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 19, 1983, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Whitfield County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 19, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1983 | F3 | Alabama | 1.2 mi | 473 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 19, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 23 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 10 |
| May 19, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 12 mi | 500 yd | 1 | 35 |
| May 19, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 6 |
| May 19, 1983 | F2 | Alabama | 4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1983 | F2 | Mississippi | 4 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 19, 1983 | F2 | Alabama | 22 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1983 | F2 | Michigan | 1.8 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1983 | F2 | Louisiana | 8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1983 | F1 | Mississippi | 7 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 1.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 19, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 19, 1983 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.