Randolph County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Randolph County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 23, 1971). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 20 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 20 injured

70.2 milongest path · 1963

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

By rating

(E)F02

(E)F18

(E)F25

(E)F31

(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
Apr 23, 1971	F3	13.9 mi	500 yd	1	0
Mar 31, 2020	EF2	30 mi	350 yd	1	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF2	16.9 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2016	EF2	15.8 mi	250 yd	5	0
Jan 22, 2017	EF2	12 mi	400 yd	1	0
Apr 8, 1957	F2	5.2 mi	200 yd	1	0
Jan 20, 1963	F1	70.2 mi	500 yd	4	1
Jun 19, 2021	EF1	29 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 2, 2004	F1	8 mi	100 yd	6	0
Jun 14, 2023	EF1	3.3 mi	425 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 2023	EF1	1.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Sep 29, 1998	F1	0.5 mi	70 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 14, 2023	EF1	1.4 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 14, 2023	EF1	3.3 mi	425 yd	0
Jun 19, 2021	EF1	29 mi	400 yd	0
Mar 31, 2020	EF2	30 mi	350 yd	1
May 23, 2017	EF0	10.2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF2	16.9 mi	1,320 yd	0
Jan 22, 2017	EF2	12 mi	400 yd	1
Apr 7, 2016	EF2	15.8 mi	250 yd	5
Mar 26, 2011	EF1	0.4 mi	20 yd	0
May 2, 2004	F1	8 mi	100 yd	6
Sep 29, 1998	F1	0.5 mi	70 yd	1
Mar 17, 1980	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Jan 20, 1963, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Quitman County, GA7 Clay County, GA9 Calhoun County, GA14 Terrell County, GA11 Stewart County, GA15 Webster County, GA7 Early County, GA38 Henry County, AL38

Questions

How many tornadoes has Randolph County, Georgia had?

16 tornadoes touched Randolph County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Randolph County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 23, 1971, with a 13.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Randolph County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (4 of 16). 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).