Georgia tornado history

2,012 tornadoes in Georgia from 1950 to 2025, killing 310 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Colquitt County41 Fulton County40 Early County38 Worth County38 Laurens County34 Cobb County33 Coweta County33 Chatham County32 Cherokee County32 Hall County32 Bartow County30 Meriwether County30 Decatur County29 Mitchell County29 Carroll County27 Coffee County27 Sumter County27 Tift County27 Glynn County26 Harris County26 Houston County26 Camden County25 Spalding County25 Bibb County24 Haralson County24 Henry County24 Screven County24 Burke County23 Floyd County23 Grady County23 Troup County23 Washington County23 Lowndes County22 Twiggs County22 Talbot County21 Upson County21 Bleckley County20 Cook County20 Dooly County20 Taylor County20 Thomas County20 Ware County20 Appling County19 Bacon County19 Dougherty County19 Gordon County19 Monroe County19 Dodge County18 Habersham County18 Muscogee County18 Bulloch County17 Gilmer County17 Newton County17 DeKalb County16 Lee County16 Pierce County16 Randolph County16 Brooks County15 Effingham County15 Elbert County15 Jefferson County15 Liberty County15 Pike County15 Pulaski County15 Stewart County15 Wayne County15 Ben Hill County14 Berrien County14 Calhoun County14 Crawford County14 Crisp County14 Emanuel County14 Lamar County14 Miller County14 Peach County14 Walker County14 Wilcox County14 Chattahoochee County13 Franklin County13 Jones County13 Pickens County13 Polk County13 Tattnall County13 Telfair County13 Walton County13 Wilkinson County13 Clayton County12 Fayette County12 Gwinnett County12 Hart County12 Heard County12 Irwin County12 Lumpkin County12 Macon County12 Marion County12 Murray County12 Oconee County12 Charlton County11 Douglas County11 Johnson County11 Stephens County11 Terrell County11 Toombs County11 Turner County11 Atkinson County10 Baker County10 Banks County10 Butts County10 Fannin County10 Forsyth County10 Jackson County10 Jenkins County10 Lincoln County10 Madison County10 Paulding County10 White County10 Bryan County9 Clay County9 Clinch County9 Dade County9 Hancock County9 McDuffie County9 Richmond County9 Treutlen County9 Wheeler County9 Baldwin County8 Brantley County8 Catoosa County8 Jeff Davis County8 Lanier County8 Rockdale County8 Seminole County8 Whitfield County8 Chattooga County7 Clarke County7 Columbia County7 Dawson County7 McIntosh County7 Morgan County7 Putnam County7 Quitman County7 Schley County7 Webster County7 Candler County6 Jasper County6 Montgomery County6 Oglethorpe County6 Rabun County6 Warren County6 Barrow County5 Echols County5 Greene County5 Long County5 Wilkes County5 Evans County4 Glascock County4 Union County3 Towns County1

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Deadliest tornadoes in Georgia

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 3, 2019	EF4	68 mi	1,600 yd	90	23
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	97.3 mi	1,760 yd	85	22
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	48 mi	800 yd	335	20
Apr 30, 1953	F4	1 mi	333 yd	300	18
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	47 mi	1,260 yd	50	14
Mar 20, 1998	F3	4 mi	100 yd	171	12
Jan 22, 2017	EF3	24.7 mi	700 yd	45	11
Feb 13, 2000	F3	9.2 mi	300 yd	175	11
Mar 27, 1994	F3	40 mi	2,613 yd	70	9
Apr 3, 1974	F4	29.5 mi	200 yd	67	9