Tift County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Tift County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jan 12, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 47 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

3killed · 47 injured

168.5 milongest path · 1975

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F115

(E)F27

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Jan 12, 1975	F2	168.5 mi	100 yd	33	1
Feb 14, 2000	F2	6 mi	200 yd	0	1
Apr 3, 1961	F2	34.4 mi	33 yd	1	0
Dec 25, 1964	F2	21.2 mi	300 yd	3	0
Apr 2, 1955	F2	3.8 mi	880 yd	0	0
May 15, 1969	F2	2 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 22, 1967	F2	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1974	F1	92.6 mi	250 yd	7	1
Mar 31, 1962	F1	61.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1957	F1	41.3 mi	90 yd	0	0
May 8, 1978	F1	9.5 mi	77 yd	0	0
Jan 20, 1953	F1	8.3 mi	150 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Apr 6, 2022	unrated	10.6 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	3.6 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF1	0.7 mi	180 yd	0
Dec 2, 2018	EF0	1.9 mi	600 yd	0
Jan 4, 2015	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 4, 2015	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 21, 2014	EF0	2.2 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF1	7.9 mi	150 yd	0
Feb 14, 2000	F2	6 mi	200 yd	1
Nov 7, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 15, 1985	F1	1 mi	20 yd	0
Dec 5, 1983	F1	4 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 8, 1974, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Irwin County, GA12 Turner County, GA11 Worth County, GA38 Berrien County, GA14 Cook County, GA20 Colquitt County, GA41 Ben Hill County, GA14 Crisp County, GA14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Tift County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Tift County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jan 12, 1975, with a 168.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Tift County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 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).