Worth County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Worth County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 20, 2003). Tornadoes here killed 19 and injured 353 people.

38tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

19killed · 353 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)F07

(E)F115

(E)F212

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Mar 20, 2003	F3	25 mi	600 yd	200	6
Jan 22, 2017	EF3	70.4 mi	2,200 yd	88	5
Nov 11, 1968	F3	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF2	30.5 mi	200 yd	3	6
Jan 12, 1975	F2	168.5 mi	100 yd	33	1
Apr 3, 1961	F2	34.4 mi	33 yd	1	0
Dec 25, 1964	F2	21.2 mi	300 yd	3	0
Mar 6, 1996	F2	10 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 2020	EF2	8.7 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF2	4.5 mi	150 yd	2	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF2	2.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Feb 8, 1973	F2	2 mi	500 yd	5	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 6, 2022	unrated	10.6 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 2020	EF2	8.7 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	3.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 2018	EF1	1.5 mi	350 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF0	—	10 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 2017	EF3	70.4 mi	2,200 yd	88	5
Jan 2, 2017	EF1	8.9 mi	600 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 2009	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2007	EF0	3.9 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2007	EF1	6.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF2	30.5 mi	200 yd	3	6
Mar 1, 2007	EF2	4.5 mi	150 yd	2	0

Deadliest: Mar 20, 2003, F3, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Turner County, GA11 Tift County, GA27 Dougherty County, GA19 Lee County, GA16 Colquitt County, GA41 Crisp County, GA14 Mitchell County, GA29 Irwin County, GA12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Worth County, Georgia had?

38 tornadoes touched Worth County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Worth County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 20, 2003, with a 25-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Worth County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (8 of 38). 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).