Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Bryan County, Georgia, April 9, 1998
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries17
Length8 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.17, -81.58) to the end point (32.23, -81.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 9, 1998, 3:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Bryan County, Effingham County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 17 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 9, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1998 | F2 | Georgia | 24.5 mi | 400 yd | 4 | 31 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F1 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F0 | Ohio | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F0 | Virginia | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.