Chatham County tornado history

32 tornadoes touched Chatham County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (May 23, 2017).

32tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
0killed · 27 injured
10.7 milongest path · 1979
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09
(E)F117
(E)F25
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 23, 2017EF27.5 mi300 yd00
May 25, 1970F22.5 mi33 yd00
Nov 9, 1973F21 mi200 yd00
May 23, 1980F21 mi100 yd20
Sep 13, 1961F20.2 mi20 yd00
Apr 9, 1979F110.7 mi50 yd100
Sep 6, 2004F16 mi300 yd00
Apr 2, 1955F15.1 mi200 yd00
Apr 8, 1980F14.2 mi30 yd00
Jan 4, 2015EF13 mi440 yd00
May 4, 2017EF12.8 mi120 yd50
Sep 23, 1975F12.5 mi60 yd80

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 4, 2019EF12.2 mi170 yd10
Jul 27, 2018EF12.4 mi100 yd00
May 23, 2017EF27.5 mi300 yd00
May 4, 2017EF12.8 mi120 yd50
Sep 2, 2016EF11.4 mi350 yd00
Jul 22, 2016EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Jul 4, 2016unrated—20 yd00
May 17, 2016EF10.8 mi100 yd00
Jan 4, 2015EF13 mi440 yd00
Jun 19, 2008EF10.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 13, 2006F10.5 mi175 yd00
May 20, 2005F00.8 mi40 yd00

Nearby counties

Bryan County, GA9Liberty County, GA15Effingham County, GA15Jasper County, SC9Beaufort County, SC33McIntosh County, GA7Long County, GA5Bulloch County, GA17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Chatham County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Chatham County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on May 23, 2017, with a 7.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Chatham County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 of 32). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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