Colquitt County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Colquitt County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Oct 1, 1989). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 27 people.

41tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

3killed · 27 injured

61.2 milongest path · 1962

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F121

(E)F25

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated3

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
Oct 1, 1989	F2	10 mi	100 yd	12	2
Feb 14, 2000	F2	6 mi	200 yd	0	1
May 23, 1951	F2	9.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 1952	F2	8.7 mi	350 yd	8	0
Dec 15, 2022	EF2	2 mi	280 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 1962	F1	61.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	37.2 mi	650 yd	0	0
Feb 7, 1971	F1	13.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 1978	F1	13.3 mi	77 yd	0	0
Dec 5, 1983	F1	10 mi	80 yd	3	0
Jan 13, 2006	F1	9.6 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 14, 2019	EF1	5 mi	180 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 7, 2025	EF1	0.8 mi	150 yd
Sep 25, 2024	unrated	0.2 mi	25 yd
Dec 15, 2022	EF2	2 mi	280 yd
Nov 30, 2022	EF0	—	25 yd
Nov 30, 2022	unrated	—	25 yd
Apr 6, 2022	unrated	10.6 mi	25 yd
Dec 30, 2021	EF1	3.8 mi	150 yd
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	37.2 mi	650 yd
Apr 14, 2019	EF1	5 mi	180 yd
Nov 1, 2015	EF0	—	25 yd
Feb 24, 2012	EF0	3.8 mi	50 yd
Mar 9, 2011	EF0	0.4 mi	30 yd

Deadliest: Oct 1, 1989, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Cook County, GA20 Tift County, GA27 Thomas County, GA20 Mitchell County, GA29 Worth County, GA38 Brooks County, GA15 Berrien County, GA14 Dougherty County, GA19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Colquitt County, Georgia had?

41 tornadoes touched Colquitt County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Colquitt County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Oct 1, 1989, with a 10-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Colquitt County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 41). 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).