Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Cherokee County, Georgia, September 5, 2011
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length28.38 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.08, -84.56) to the end point (34.45, -84.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 5, 2011, 1:11 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Cherokee County, Pickens County
- Near the path
- Woodstock, Canton, Holly Springs (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 28.38 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 5, 2011
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2011 | EF1 | North Carolina | 1.32 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2011 | EF0 | Alabama | 3.43 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2011 | EF0 | Florida | 0.35 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2011 | EF0 | South Carolina | 0.06 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2011 | EF0 | Virginia | 0.88 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2011 | EF0 | North Carolina | 0.47 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2011 | EF0 | North Carolina | 4.15 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2011 | EF0 | Virginia | 0.01 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.