Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Mitchell County, Georgia, March 20, 2003

RatingF3

Deaths6

Injuries200

Length25 mi

Width600 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.18, -84.27) to the end point (31.40, -83.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 20, 2003, 4:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Georgia
Counties: Mitchell County, Worth County
Path: 25 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
Casualties: 6 deaths, 200 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 20, 2003

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Mar 20, 2003	F2	Florida	8 mi	300 yd	3
Mar 20, 2003	F0	Georgia	0.1 mi	n/a	0
Mar 20, 2003	F0	Georgia	0.1 mi	n/a	0
Mar 20, 2003	F0	Georgia	0.1 mi	n/a	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Mitchell County
Worth County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.