Paulding County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched Paulding County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 2, 2012). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 23 people.

10tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
1killed · 23 injured
65.9 milongest path · 1974
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F02
(E)F14
(E)F22
(E)F32
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 2, 2012EF329 mi200 yd10
Apr 23, 1971F313.9 mi500 yd10
Apr 3, 1974F265.9 mi150 yd201
Apr 15, 1956F246.8 mi67 yd00
Mar 15, 2025EF111.6 mi200 yd00
Dec 29, 1973F15.7 mi10 yd00
Apr 8, 1980F14.3 mi30 yd10
Dec 3, 1983F10.3 mi30 yd00
Jan 11, 2020EF03.9 mi400 yd00
Aug 29, 2005F01 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 15, 2025EF111.6 mi200 yd00
Jan 11, 2020EF03.9 mi400 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF329 mi200 yd10
Aug 29, 2005F01 mi50 yd00
Dec 3, 1983F10.3 mi30 yd00
Apr 8, 1980F14.3 mi30 yd10
Apr 3, 1974F265.9 mi150 yd201
Dec 29, 1973F15.7 mi10 yd00
Apr 23, 1971F313.9 mi500 yd10
Apr 15, 1956F246.8 mi67 yd00

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1974, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Douglas County, GA11Cobb County, GA33Polk County, GA13Haralson County, GA24Bartow County, GA30Fulton County, GA40Carroll County, GA27Floyd County, GA23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Paulding County, Georgia had?

10 tornadoes touched Paulding County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Paulding County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 2, 2012, with a 29-mile path.

When is tornado season in Paulding County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (4 of 10). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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