Stewart County tornado history

15 tornadoes touched Stewart County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Dec 5, 1954). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 39 people.

15tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 39 injured

71.5 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F15

(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
Dec 5, 1954	F2	71.5 mi	100 yd	35	1
Mar 3, 2019	EF2	30.9 mi	860 yd	0	0
Feb 17, 2008	EF2	17.1 mi	1,000 yd	4	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF2	16.9 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Apr 9, 1961	F2	4.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2014	EF1	16.7 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF1	1.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 1981	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jan 2, 2017	EF1	0.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2014	EF1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF0	1.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF0	1.4 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 9, 2022	EF0	1.1 mi	75 yd	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF2	30.9 mi	860 yd	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF2	16.9 mi	1,320 yd	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF0	1.6 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF0	1.4 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 2, 2017	EF1	0.6 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 6, 2016	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 23, 2014	EF1	16.7 mi	400 yd	0
Nov 23, 2014	EF1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 17, 2008	EF2	17.1 mi	1,000 yd	4
Mar 1, 2007	EF1	1.5 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 3, 1998	F0	1 mi	80 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 5, 1954, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Webster County, GA7 Quitman County, GA7 Chattahoochee County, GA13 Randolph County, GA16 Russell County, AL30 Marion County, GA12 Muscogee County, GA18 Terrell County, GA11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Stewart County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Stewart County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Dec 5, 1954, with a 71.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Stewart County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 15). 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).