Screven County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Screven County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Mar 31, 1973). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 113 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

2killed · 113 injured

72.4 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F112

(E)F26

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 1973	F2	72.4 mi	500 yd	100	2
Sep 3, 1998	F2	8 mi	350 yd	7	0
Jul 1, 2003	F2	7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 2003	F2	6 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jul 7, 1967	F2	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 1968	F2	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 16, 2004	F1	7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1971	F1	6.1 mi	77 yd	0	0
Sep 16, 2004	F1	6 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	5.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 2003	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF1	2.7 mi	525 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 30, 2020	unrated	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	5.9 mi	200 yd	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF1	2.7 mi	525 yd	0
Feb 13, 2007	EF1	0.6 mi	35 yd	1
Sep 27, 2004	F0	0.7 mi	40 yd	0
Sep 16, 2004	F1	6 mi	75 yd	0
Sep 16, 2004	F1	7 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 1, 2003	F2	7 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 1, 2003	F2	6 mi	500 yd	0
Jul 1, 2003	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 3, 1998	F2	8 mi	350 yd	7

Deadliest: Mar 31, 1973, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Jenkins County, GA10 Allendale County, SC19 Bulloch County, GA17 Hampton County, SC17 Effingham County, GA15 Burke County, GA23 Candler County, GA6 Barnwell County, SC25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Screven County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Screven County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Mar 31, 1973, with a 72.4-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Screven County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (5 of 24). 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).