Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Long County, Georgia, April 9, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths4
Injuries31
Length24.5 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.83, -81.78) to the end point (31.93, -81.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 9, 1998, 4:35 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Long County, Liberty County, Bryan County
- Path
- 24.5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 31 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 9, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1998 | F3 | Georgia | 8 mi | 440 yd | 2 | 17 |
| 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.