Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Dougherty County, Georgia, May 1, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.55, -84.00) to the end point (31.55, -84.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 1, 1989, 10:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Dougherty County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 1, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1989 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F2 | South Carolina | 4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 12 |
| May 1, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 0.8 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 1, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 0.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F0 | Florida | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.