Sumter County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Sumter County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 1, 2007). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 44 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

3killed · 44 injured

40.1 milongest path · 2007

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

By rating

(E)F03

(E)F117

(E)F25

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 1, 2007	EF3	40.1 mi	1,790 yd	11	2
Apr 23, 1971	F3	13.5 mi	150 yd	8	0
Jan 15, 1971	F2	2 mi	100 yd	1	1
Dec 16, 2000	F2	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1961	F2	5.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 1965	F2	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Dec 16, 1970	F2	0.5 mi	40 yd	1	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	25.1 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 23, 2017	EF1	10.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2022	EF1	3.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	2.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 15, 2009	EF1	2.1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 6, 2022	EF1	3.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 2021	EF1	1.2 mi	325 yd	0	0
May 23, 2017	EF1	10.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF0	3.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2015	EF1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 2011	EF0	0.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 15, 2009	EF1	2.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	25.1 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	1.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	2.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF3	40.1 mi	1,790 yd	11	2
Dec 16, 2000	F2	10 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 1, 2007, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Lee County, GA16 Schley County, GA7 Webster County, GA7 Terrell County, GA11 Macon County, GA12 Dooly County, GA20 Crisp County, GA14 Marion County, GA12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sumter County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Sumter County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 1, 2007, with a 40.1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Sumter County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 27). 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).