Twiggs County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Twiggs County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 30, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 9 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 9 injured

24.8 milongest path · 2008

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F111

(E)F25

(E)F31

(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
Apr 30, 1953	F3	2 mi	10 yd	2	1
Apr 30, 1953	F2	0.5 mi	10 yd	3	1
May 11, 2008	EF2	18.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1959	F2	6.6 mi	120 yd	2	0
Feb 24, 1961	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 20, 1963	F2	0.5 mi	30 yd	2	0
May 11, 2008	EF1	24.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	12.3 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2025	EF1	9.2 mi	450 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF1	7.9 mi	350 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF1	5.8 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2016	EF1	2.3 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 6, 2025	EF1	9.2 mi	450 yd
Mar 27, 2023	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Apr 6, 2022	EF0	3.6 mi	100 yd
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	12.3 mi	400 yd
Aug 17, 2021	EF0	2.6 mi	150 yd
Mar 3, 2019	EF1	1.1 mi	300 yd
Apr 3, 2017	EF1	5.8 mi	440 yd
Apr 3, 2017	EF1	7.9 mi	350 yd
Jan 21, 2017	EF0	4.2 mi	100 yd
Apr 1, 2016	EF0	0.6 mi	60 yd
Apr 1, 2016	EF1	2.3 mi	300 yd
Nov 17, 2014	EF1	0.1 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Apr 30, 1953, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Bleckley County, GA20 Wilkinson County, GA13 Bibb County, GA24 Houston County, GA26 Peach County, GA14 Jones County, GA13 Baldwin County, GA8 Pulaski County, GA15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Twiggs County, Georgia had?

22 tornadoes touched Twiggs County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Twiggs County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 30, 1953, with a 2-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Twiggs County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (11 of 22). 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).