Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Hall County, Georgia, March 20, 1998
RatingF3
Deaths12
Injuries171
Length4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.38, -83.90) to the end point (34.53, -83.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 20, 1998, 5:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Hall County, White County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 12 deaths, 171 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 20, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1998 | F3 | North Carolina | 12 mi | 300 yd | 2 | 27 |
| Mar 20, 1998 | F2 | North Carolina | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 1998 | F2 | North Carolina | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 20, 1998 | F2 | North Carolina | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 1.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 20, 1998 | F1 | Virginia | 13 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.