Laurens County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Laurens County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (May 11, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 10 people.

34tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

2killed · 10 injured

20.2 milongest path · 2017

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F116

(E)F25

(E)F30

(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
May 11, 2008	EF2	13.8 mi	250 yd	2	2
Apr 5, 2017	EF2	20.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Feb 21, 2014	EF2	17.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 1972	F2	11.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 2007	EF2	6 mi	200 yd	3	0
Apr 15, 2007	EF1	19 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2022	EF1	16.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2015	EF1	11.6 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 11, 2008	EF1	10.1 mi	581 yd	5	0
Apr 2, 1955	F1	5.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2022	EF1	4.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2019	EF1	4.5 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 9, 2024	EF0	8.6 mi	100 yd
Mar 25, 2023	EF0	1.5 mi	100 yd
Apr 6, 2022	EF0	3.6 mi	100 yd
Apr 6, 2022	EF1	4.9 mi	150 yd
Apr 6, 2022	EF1	16.4 mi	200 yd
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	1.8 mi	250 yd
Apr 19, 2019	EF1	4.5 mi	200 yd
Apr 7, 2018	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
May 24, 2017	EF0	2.3 mi	240 yd
Apr 5, 2017	EF2	20.2 mi	400 yd
Apr 3, 2017	EF0	6.6 mi	150 yd
Jan 21, 2017	EF0	2.2 mi	85 yd

Deadliest: May 11, 2008, EF2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Treutlen County, GA9 Dodge County, GA18 Wheeler County, GA9 Bleckley County, GA20 Johnson County, GA11 Montgomery County, GA6 Wilkinson County, GA13 Telfair County, GA13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Laurens County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Laurens County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on May 11, 2008, with a 13.8-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Laurens County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (13 of 34). 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).