Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Gordon County, Georgia, May 1, 2002
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.47, -84.95) to the end point (34.48, -84.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 1, 2002, 2:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Gordon County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 1, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 6.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 7.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 2.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 7 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 6.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 2.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F0 | Illinois | 2.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F0 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.