Carroll County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Carroll County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Feb 26, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 24 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 24 injured

26.8 milongest path · 1963

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F112

(E)F27

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 26, 2008	EF3	7.2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Aug 29, 2005	F2	5.5 mi	200 yd	3	1
Apr 30, 1971	F2	21.8 mi	100 yd	2	0
Nov 22, 1967	F2	13.9 mi	33 yd	2	0
May 7, 1999	F2	10 mi	150 yd	3	0
Feb 16, 1990	F2	7 mi	100 yd	11	0
May 11, 2008	EF2	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 11, 2008	EF2	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1963	F1	26.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 1989	F1	13 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 1984	F1	5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 5, 1954	F1	4.5 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 27, 2025	EF0	2.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 27, 2025	EF0	1.6 mi	125 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2025	EF0	5.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 31, 2021	EF1	2.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF1	2.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 30, 2016	EF0	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 11, 2008	EF2	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 11, 2008	EF2	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 26, 2008	EF3	7.2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Feb 26, 2008	EF1	2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Feb 17, 2008	EF1	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Aug 29, 2005	F2	5.5 mi	200 yd	3	1

Deadliest: Aug 29, 2005, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Haralson County, GA24 Douglas County, GA11 Heard County, GA12 Coweta County, GA33 Cleburne County, AL20 Paulding County, GA10 Polk County, GA13 Randolph County, AL22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Carroll County, Georgia had?

27 tornadoes touched Carroll County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Carroll County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Feb 26, 2008, with a 7.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Carroll County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (6 of 27). 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).