Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Spalding County, Georgia, April 3, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length6 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.28, -84.22) to the end point (33.35, -84.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1998, 6:52 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Spalding County, Henry County
- Path
- 6 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1998 | F2 | Tennessee | 6.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1998 | F2 | Tennessee | 5.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 3, 1998 | F2 | Tennessee | 15.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1998 | F2 | Tennessee | 10 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1998 | F1 | Tennessee | 4.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1998 | F1 | Tennessee | 5.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1998 | F0 | Georgia | 1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.