Dooly County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Dooly County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 31, 1961). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 57 people.

20tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 57 injured

25.1 milongest path · 2009

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F16

(E)F26

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 1961	F3	1 mi	100 yd	14	1
Apr 15, 1999	F3	14.5 mi	700 yd	28	0
Apr 23, 1971	F3	13.5 mi	150 yd	8	0
Mar 13, 1975	F2	8.6 mi	200 yd	5	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF2	5.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 1961	F2	4.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 1, 1989	F2	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 1960	F2	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Dec 31, 2006	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	1	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	25.1 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF1	8.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 8, 1971	F1	2 mi	77 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 5, 2022	EF2	5.8 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF1	8.8 mi	200 yd	0
Jan 21, 2012	EF0	10.4 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 12, 2010	EF0	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	25.1 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF0	5.5 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 28, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 31, 2006	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	1
Apr 15, 1999	F3	14.5 mi	700 yd	28
Oct 1, 1989	F2	4 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 13, 1975	F2	8.6 mi	200 yd	5
May 8, 1971	F1	2 mi	77 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 31, 1961, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Crisp County, GA14 Pulaski County, GA15 Macon County, GA12 Houston County, GA26 Sumter County, GA27 Wilcox County, GA14 Peach County, GA14 Lee County, GA16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dooly County, Georgia had?

20 tornadoes touched Dooly County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Dooly County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 31, 1961, with a 1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Dooly County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (6 of 20). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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