Decatur County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Decatur County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Dec 28, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 87 people.

29tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 87 injured

217.8 milongest path · 1969

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F113

(E)F29

(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 28, 1968	F3	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 1975	F2	168.5 mi	100 yd	33	1
Apr 18, 1969	F2	217.8 mi	233 yd	30	0
Feb 7, 1971	F2	20.6 mi	300 yd	2	0
Mar 15, 2001	F2	6 mi	200 yd	13	0
Apr 18, 1988	F2	2.7 mi	80 yd	3	0
Jan 13, 1972	F2	2 mi	300 yd	3	0
Oct 27, 1972	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 15, 1970	F2	0.4 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	73 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF1	4.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 27, 1972	F1	4.1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 3, 2023	EF1	1.4 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 3, 2023	EF1	0.4 mi	250 yd	0
Dec 29, 2021	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF1	4.5 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 15, 2018	EF1	0.5 mi	31 yd	0
Mar 3, 2012	EF0	3.3 mi	25 yd	0
Feb 18, 2008	EF0	2 mi	75 yd	0
Aug 29, 2005	F0	3 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 15, 2001	F2	6 mi	200 yd	13
Feb 13, 2000	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	1
Sep 29, 1998	F0	0.6 mi	40 yd	0
Mar 6, 1996	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0

Deadliest: Jan 12, 1975, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Seminole County, GA8 Grady County, GA23 Gadsden County, FL35 Miller County, GA14 Baker County, GA10 Mitchell County, GA29 Leon County, FL34 Early County, GA38

Questions

How many tornadoes has Decatur County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Decatur County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Dec 28, 1968, with a 0.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Decatur County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 29). 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).