Houston County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Houston County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 30, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 21 and injured 318 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

21killed · 318 injured

75 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F114

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F41

(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
Apr 30, 1953	F4	1 mi	333 yd	300	18
Apr 5, 2022	EF3	3.9 mi	820 yd	3	0
Apr 5, 1957	F2	75 mi	400 yd	5	2
Jan 21, 2017	EF2	12.8 mi	350 yd	0	0
Jan 20, 1963	F2	7.9 mi	33 yd	1	0
Jul 19, 1971	F2	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1954	F1	34.4 mi	300 yd	5	1
Mar 21, 1980	F1	22.5 mi	100 yd	2	0
Mar 21, 1980	F1	22.2 mi	67 yd	0	0
Nov 18, 1968	F1	12 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF1	9.2 mi	600 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2014	EF1	6.4 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 31, 2025	EF0	6.9 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 31, 2025	EF0	3.6 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 3, 2024	EF0	1.2 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF3	3.9 mi	820 yd	3
Apr 3, 2017	EF1	9.2 mi	600 yd	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF2	12.8 mi	350 yd	0
Apr 1, 2016	EF1	4.9 mi	350 yd	0
Nov 23, 2014	EF1	6.4 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 18, 2009	EF0	—	1 yd	0
Apr 10, 1990	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 21, 1980	F1	22.5 mi	100 yd	2
Mar 21, 1980	F1	22.2 mi	67 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 30, 1953, F4, 18 killed.

Nearby counties

Peach County, GA14 Pulaski County, GA15 Bleckley County, GA20 Twiggs County, GA22 Dooly County, GA20 Macon County, GA12 Bibb County, GA24 Crawford County, GA14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Houston County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Houston County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 30, 1953, with a 1-mile path and 18 deaths.

When is tornado season in Houston County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 26). 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).