Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Colquitt County, Georgia, December 5, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length10 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.20, -83.93) to the end point (31.23, -83.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 5, 1983, 7:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Colquitt County
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 5, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 1983 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1983 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1983 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.