Tornadoes in Georgia

Georgia has recorded 2,014 tornadoes since 1950, 15th among the states; 95 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

  • 2,014tornadoes since 1950
  • 95rated F3/EF3 or stronger
  • 310deaths along their paths
  • 2017most in one year, 118
2025
  • Tornadoes on record, by year

Over time

Tornadoes per year in Georgia 1950: 4 1951: 3 1952: 12 1953: 12 1954: 26 1955: 15 1956: 17 1957: 18 1958: 11 1959: 10 1960: 7 1961: 46 1962: 12 1963: 19 1964: 11 1965: 14 1966: 21 1967: 24 1968: 24 1969: 12 1970: 20 1971: 46 1972: 42 1973: 31 1974: 30 1975: 22 1976: 20 1977: 17 1978: 14 1979: 20 1980: 32 1981: 8 1982: 15 1983: 26 1984: 36 1985: 11 1986: 9 1987: 2 1988: 4 1989: 38 1990: 18 1991: 17 1992: 19 1993: 21 1994: 52 1995: 22 1996: 18 1997: 22 1998: 38 1999: 12 2000: 28 2001: 12 2002: 24 2003: 27 2004: 44 2005: 54 2006: 21 2007: 44 2008: 66 2009: 57 2010: 11 2011: 42 2012: 15 2013: 18 2014: 31 2015: 25 2016: 28 2017: 118 118 2018: 25 2019: 46 2020: 61 2021: 47 2022: 42 2023: 56 2024: 32 2025: 40 19501960197019801990200020102020

The strongest tornadoes

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Tornadoes by county in Georgia
Colquitt County42
Fulton County40
Worth County38
Early County38
Cobb County34
Laurens County34
Coweta County33
Chatham County32
Hall County32
Cherokee County32
Meriwether County30
Bartow County30
Mitchell County29
Decatur County29
Coffee County29
Sumter County27
Carroll County27
Houston County26
Glynn County26
Harris County26
Tift County26
Camden County25
Spalding County25
Bibb County24
Henry County24
Screven County24
Haralson County24
Twiggs County23
Burke County23
Washington County23
Troup County23
Grady County23
Floyd County23
Lowndes County22
Cook County21
Ware County21
Talbot County21
Upson County21
Bleckley County20
Taylor County20
Bacon County20
Thomas County20
Dooly County20
Appling County19
Muscogee County19
Gordon County19
Dougherty County19
Monroe County19
Newton County18
Habersham County18
Dodge County18
Bulloch County17
Gilmer County17
Pierce County16
Wayne County16
Liberty County16
DeKalb County16
Lee County16
Randolph County16
Elbert County15
Brooks County15
Jefferson County15
Effingham County15
Pike County15
Pulaski County15
Crisp County15
Stewart County15
Miller County14
Wilcox County14
Lamar County14
Crawford County14
Wilkinson County14
Emanuel County14
Berrien County14
Walker County14
Ben Hill County14
Calhoun County14
Peach County14
Tattnall County13
Telfair County13
Franklin County13
Pickens County13
Jones County13
Clayton County13
Walton County13
Chattahoochee County13
Murray County12
Oconee County12
Fayette County12
Gwinnett County12
Polk County12
Heard County12
Lumpkin County12
Macon County12
Irwin County12
Stephens County12
Hart County12
Charlton County11
Toombs County11
Johnson County11
Terrell County11
Marion County11
Atkinson County11
Douglas County11
Turner County11
Madison County10
Richmond County10
White County10
Lincoln County10
Jackson County10
Hancock County10
Clay County10
Banks County10
Jenkins County10
Fannin County10
Paulding County10
Butts County10
Forsyth County10
Baker County10
Wheeler County9
Bryan County9
McDuffie County9
Treutlen County9
Dade County9
Clinch County9
Baldwin County8
Whitfield County8
Brantley County8
Catoosa County8
Seminole County8
Lanier County8
Jeff Davis County8
Rockdale County8
Quitman County8
Putnam County7
Rabun County7
Schley County7
Webster County7
McIntosh County7
Columbia County7
Dawson County7
Morgan County7
Clarke County7
Chattooga County7
Warren County6
Oglethorpe County6
Long County6
Montgomery County6
Jasper County6
Candler County6
Barrow County5
Greene County5
Wilkes County5
Echols County5
Glascock County4
Evans County4
Union County3
Taliaferro County1
Towns County1