Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Colquitt County, Georgia, October 1, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths2
Injuries12
Length10 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.07, -83.93) to the end point (31.25, -83.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 1, 1989, 10:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Colquitt County
- Near the path
- Funston (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 1, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F2 | South Carolina | 16.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 4 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F1 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F1 | Alabama | 3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F1 | Alabama | 5 mi | 43 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.