Telfair County tornado history

13 tornadoes touched Telfair County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 8, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 3 people.

13tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 3 injured

14.7 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F16

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 8, 1957	F3	14.7 mi	400 yd	3	1
Dec 29, 1982	F2	2 mi	33 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 1981	F1	3.3 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1971	F1	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 2, 2015	EF1	1.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 3, 1984	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 2, 2015	EF1	0.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1980	F1	0.5 mi	27 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF0	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 17, 2012	EF0	1.1 mi	15 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1984	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Oct 12, 2022	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd
Mar 3, 2019	EF0	4 mi	150 yd
Mar 3, 2019	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd
Nov 2, 2015	EF1	1.6 mi	50 yd
Nov 2, 2015	EF1	0.8 mi	50 yd
Dec 17, 2012	EF0	1.1 mi	15 yd
Jul 2, 1984	F0	1 mi	30 yd
May 3, 1984	F1	1 mi	50 yd
Dec 29, 1982	F2	2 mi	33 yd
Mar 18, 1981	F1	3.3 mi	40 yd
Jun 24, 1980	F1	0.5 mi	27 yd
Jun 15, 1971	F1	2 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Apr 8, 1957, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Ben Hill County, GA14 Wheeler County, GA9 Jeff Davis County, GA8 Dodge County, GA18 Coffee County, GA27 Montgomery County, GA6 Irwin County, GA12 Wilcox County, GA14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Telfair County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Telfair County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 8, 1957, with a 14.7-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Telfair County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (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).