Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Chatham County, Georgia, May 8, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.03, -81.08) to the end point (31.97, -81.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1998, 12:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Chatham County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1998 | F1 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1998 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1998 | F0 | Utah | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.