Turner County tornado history

11 tornadoes touched Turner County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jan 22, 2017). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 137 people.

11tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

7killed · 137 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)F01

(E)F17

(E)F22

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 22, 2017	EF3	70.4 mi	2,200 yd	88	5
Jan 12, 1975	F2	168.5 mi	100 yd	33	1
Aug 24, 1968	F2	0.3 mi	33 yd	12	0
Dec 15, 2007	EF1	3.5 mi	125 yd	0	1
May 16, 1983	F1	20 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1978	F1	12.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF1	7.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 16, 1983	F1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2022	EF1	0.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 1991	F1	0.1 mi	50 yd	4	0
Jun 14, 2023	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 14, 2023	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2022	EF1	0.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 2017	EF3	70.4 mi	2,200 yd	88	5
Dec 15, 2007	EF1	3.5 mi	125 yd	0	1
Mar 1, 2007	EF1	7.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 1991	F1	0.1 mi	50 yd	4	0
May 16, 1983	F1	20 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 16, 1983	F1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1978	F1	12.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 1975	F2	168.5 mi	100 yd	33	1
Aug 24, 1968	F2	0.3 mi	33 yd	12	0

Deadliest: Jan 22, 2017, EF3, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Crisp County, GA14 Worth County, GA38 Tift County, GA27 Wilcox County, GA14 Irwin County, GA12 Ben Hill County, GA14 Dooly County, GA20 Lee County, GA16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Turner County, Georgia had?

11 tornadoes touched Turner County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Turner County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Jan 22, 2017, with a 70.4-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Turner County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (2 of 11). 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).