Fulton County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Fulton County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 24, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 255 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

6killed · 255 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)F013

(E)F116

(E)F28

(E)F33

(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
Mar 24, 1975	F3	14.8 mi	500 yd	152	3
Jan 10, 1972	F3	6.3 mi	200 yd	9	1
May 27, 1973	F3	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2008	EF2	6.3 mi	200 yd	30	1
Dec 5, 1954	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	40	1
Nov 15, 1989	F2	7 mi	300 yd	14	0
Jan 2, 2006	F2	7 mi	440 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1989	F2	4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1998	F2	3.5 mi	200 yd	4	0
Dec 3, 1983	F2	0.5 mi	80 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 2018	EF2	0.5 mi	315 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1963	F1	26.8 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jan 9, 2024	EF0	1.6 mi	75 yd	0
May 3, 2021	EF1	5.7 mi	400 yd	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF0	2.8 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 19, 2019	EF0	0.6 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 10, 2018	EF0	1.1 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 19, 2018	EF2	0.5 mi	315 yd	0
May 4, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF1	4.1 mi	150 yd	0
Nov 30, 2016	EF1	1.9 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 30, 2016	EF0	2.9 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 18, 2015	EF1	2.6 mi	200 yd	1
Oct 14, 2014	EF0	3 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 24, 1975, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Cobb County, GA33 DeKalb County, GA16 Clayton County, GA12 Douglas County, GA11 Paulding County, GA10 Fayette County, GA12 Rockdale County, GA8 Gwinnett County, GA12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Fulton County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Fulton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 24, 1975, with a 14.8-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Fulton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (8 of 40). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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