Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Troup County, Georgia, March 5, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.9 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.08, -85.02) to the end point (33.08, -85.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 5, 1989, 7:47 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Troup County
- Path
- 1.9 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 5, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1989 | F3 | Georgia | 14 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 23 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F2 | Alabama | 20 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F2 | Alabama, Georgia | 45.5 mi | 167 yd | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.7 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 3.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F1 | Alabama | 5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F0 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.