Brooks County tornado history

15 tornadoes touched Brooks County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jan 22, 2017). Tornadoes here killed 11 and injured 50 people.

15tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

11killed · 50 injured

24.7 milongest path · 2017

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F16

(E)F24

(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
Jan 22, 2017	EF3	24.7 mi	700 yd	45	11
Jan 22, 2017	EF2	18.7 mi	700 yd	3	0
Apr 29, 1971	F2	11 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 1963	F2	8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 1963	F2	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1985	F1	8.6 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2022	EF1	7.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1979	F1	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Feb 8, 1971	F1	0.8 mi	100 yd	2	0
May 25, 1980	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 1995	F1	0.3 mi	73 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2022	EF0	11.1 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 6, 2022	EF0	11.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2022	EF1	7.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Sep 16, 2020	EF0	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 16, 2020	EF0	5.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 2017	EF2	18.7 mi	700 yd	3	0
Jan 22, 2017	EF3	24.7 mi	700 yd	45	11
Mar 15, 2001	F0	9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 1995	F1	0.3 mi	73 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1985	F1	8.6 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 25, 1980	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1979	F1	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1971	F2	11 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jan 22, 2017, EF3, 11 killed.

Nearby counties

Lowndes County, GA22 Thomas County, GA20 Cook County, GA20 Madison County, FL23 Colquitt County, GA41 Lanier County, GA8 Jefferson County, FL17 Berrien County, GA14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Brooks County, Georgia had?

15 tornadoes touched Brooks County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Brooks County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Jan 22, 2017, with a 24.7-mile path and 11 deaths.

When is tornado season in Brooks County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (5 of 15). 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).