Appling County tornado history

19 tornadoes touched Appling County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Dec 25, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 25 people.

19tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 25 injured

11.7 milongest path · 2021

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F18

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 25, 1964	F3	0.1 mi	600 yd	16	2
Jan 6, 1962	F2	5.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 2009	EF2	5.1 mi	440 yd	2	0
Apr 3, 1961	F2	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Dec 30, 2021	EF1	11.7 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 2017	EF1	11.1 mi	1,900 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 1955	F1	5.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 16, 1972	F1	3.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 1954	F1	0.5 mi	17 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1984	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1986	F1	0.3 mi	100 yd	4	0
Jul 29, 1987	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 30, 2021	EF1	11.7 mi	300 yd	0
Jan 22, 2017	EF1	11.1 mi	1,900 yd	0
Dec 2, 2009	EF2	5.1 mi	440 yd	2
Apr 13, 2009	EF0	5.5 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 22, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	—	1
Dec 24, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Nov 5, 2002	F0	0.8 mi	80 yd	2
Mar 8, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 27, 1997	F0	1.5 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 29, 1987	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 13, 1986	F1	0.3 mi	100 yd	4
Apr 23, 1984	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 25, 1964, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Bacon County, GA19 Jeff Davis County, GA8 Tattnall County, GA13 Wayne County, GA15 Toombs County, GA11 Pierce County, GA16 Long County, GA5 Montgomery County, GA6

Questions

How many tornadoes has Appling County, Georgia had?

19 tornadoes touched Appling County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Appling County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Dec 25, 1964, with a 0.1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Appling County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 19). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).