Georgia, 1958

Tornadoes in Georgia, November 28, 1958

November 28, 1958 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Crisp

When
November 28, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Crisp County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.6 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.970, -83.650

Tornado, Dodge

When
November 28, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Dodge County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.100, -83.070

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9994320, 9994321.