Wilcox County tornado history

14 tornadoes touched Wilcox County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jan 22, 2017). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 97 people.

14tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
6killed · 97 injured
70.4 milongest path · 2017
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05
(E)F16
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jan 22, 2017EF370.4 mi2,200 yd885
Nov 8, 1989F20.8 mi100 yd81
Apr 23, 1971F22 mi100 yd10
Apr 10, 2009EF125.3 mi200 yd00
Apr 10, 2009EF125.1 mi250 yd00
Jan 20, 1963F18.2 mi33 yd00
Jan 12, 2023EF13.1 mi100 yd00
May 23, 2017EF11.6 mi50 yd00
Dec 15, 2007EF10.5 mi100 yd00
Apr 5, 2022EF09.4 mi200 yd00
Dec 28, 2005F02.5 mi50 yd00
Jan 12, 2023EF02.2 mi200 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jan 12, 2023EF13.1 mi100 yd00
Jan 12, 2023EF02.2 mi200 yd00
Apr 5, 2022EF09.4 mi200 yd00
Jan 2, 2022EF00.5 mi100 yd00
May 23, 2017EF11.6 mi50 yd00
Jan 22, 2017EF370.4 mi2,200 yd885
Apr 10, 2009EF125.1 mi250 yd00
Apr 10, 2009EF125.3 mi200 yd00
Dec 15, 2007EF10.5 mi100 yd00
Dec 28, 2005F02.5 mi50 yd00
Nov 8, 1989F20.8 mi100 yd81
Apr 23, 1971F22 mi100 yd10

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

Nearby counties

Crisp County, GA14Pulaski County, GA15Turner County, GA11Dodge County, GA18Ben Hill County, GA14Dooly County, GA20Irwin County, GA12Telfair County, GA13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wilcox County, Georgia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Wilcox 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 Wilcox County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (5 of 14). 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).