Tattnall County tornado history

13 tornadoes touched Tattnall County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 11, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 12 people.

13tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
2killed · 12 injured
9.4 milongest path · 1974
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F04
(E)F13
(E)F25
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: January.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 11, 2008EF37.3 mi200 yd20
May 12, 1974F29.4 mi100 yd72
Apr 23, 1971F25.6 mi100 yd30
Jan 15, 1971F21 mi100 yd00
Mar 31, 1961F20.2 mi33 yd00
Jan 15, 1971F20.1 mi10 yd00
May 3, 1984F12 mi100 yd00
Jun 19, 1977F11 mi100 yd00
Mar 3, 1991F10.8 mi50 yd00
Jan 21, 2017EF00.9 mi250 yd00
Jun 13, 1957F00.3 mi33 yd00
Feb 6, 2004F00.3 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jan 21, 2017EF00.9 mi250 yd00
May 11, 2008EF37.3 mi200 yd20
Jun 21, 2004F00.1 mi50 yd00
Feb 6, 2004F00.3 mi100 yd00
Mar 3, 1991F10.8 mi50 yd00
May 3, 1984F12 mi100 yd00
Jun 19, 1977F11 mi100 yd00
May 12, 1974F29.4 mi100 yd72
Apr 23, 1971F25.6 mi100 yd30
Jan 15, 1971F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jan 15, 1971F21 mi100 yd00
Mar 31, 1961F20.2 mi33 yd00

Deadliest: May 12, 1974, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Evans County, GA4Toombs County, GA11Candler County, GA6Appling County, GA19Long County, GA5Montgomery County, GA6Bulloch County, GA17Wayne County, GA15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Tattnall County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Tattnall County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 11, 2008, with a 7.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Tattnall County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (3 of 13). 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).