The tornado outbreak of August 29, 2005

40 tornadoesGeorgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida

40 tornadoes touched down across 4 states between 7:05 AM and 11:30 PM CDT, none rated F3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · August 29, 2005

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 40 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 40; on Monday, August 29, 2005
F3 or stronger: 0; None rated F4 or F5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 9; Along all the paths
Path miles: 102; All the paths end to end
First and last: 7:05 AM to 11:30 PM; Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of August 29, 2005

7:05 AM	F0	Santa Rosa County FL	3.0	30	0	0
7:07 AM	F0	Escambia County FL	1.0	30	0	0
7:30 AM	F0	Escambia County AL	2.0	30	0	0
8:42 AM	F0	Okaloosa County FL	1.0	30	0	0
8:47 AM	F0	Santa Rosa County FL	1.0	30	0	0
11:25 AM	F1	Forrest County MS	0.5	50	0	0
12:00 PM	F1	Newton County MS	13.0	100	0	0
12:06 PM	F2	Newton County MS	1.0	75	0	0
12:14 PM	F1	Lauderdale County MS	3.0	75	0	0
12:22 PM	F1	Lauderdale County, Kemper County MS	3.0	50	0	0
12:27 PM	F2	Neshoba County MS	3.0	100	0	0
12:36 PM	F1	Neshoba County MS	3.0	75	0	0
12:39 PM	F1	Kemper County, Neshoba County MS	3.0	50	0	0
12:48 PM	F1	Neshoba County MS	4.0	150	0	0
1:05 PM	F1	Neshoba County MS	2.0	75	0	0
1:21 PM	F1	Leake County MS	2.0	75	0	0
1:55 PM	F1	Tallapoosa County AL	3.3	300	0	0
3:16 PM	F0	Bullock County, Montgomery County AL	6.0	300	0	0
3:24 PM	F2	Heard County, Carroll County GA	5.5	200	1	3
3:30 PM	F0	Bullock County AL	0.1	25	0	0
3:53 PM	F1	Calhoun County AL	1.5	30	0	0
4:15 PM	F0	Haralson County GA	1.0	75	0	0
4:15 PM	F0	Paulding County GA	1.0	50	0	0
4:19 PM	F0	Macon County AL	3.0	400	0	0
4:24 PM	F1	Polk County GA	2.8	50	0	0
5:15 PM	F0	Forsyth County GA	0.5	50	0	0
5:26 PM	F0	Decatur County GA	3.0	50	0	0
5:35 PM	F0	Oconee County GA	0.1	25	0	0
5:37 PM	F1	Taylor County GA	3.5	250	0	1
5:41 PM	F0	Russell County AL	0.1	25	0	0
5:45 PM	F0	Lumpkin County GA	0.9	125	0	0
6:06 PM	F0	Evans County GA	0.1	20	0	0
6:10 PM	F2	Peach County GA	4.0	50	0	3
6:45 PM	F0	Fannin County GA	0.3	100	0	0
6:45 PM	F1	Spalding County GA	1.0	100	0	2
9:25 PM	F0	Walton County GA	0.3	50	0	0
10:05 PM	F0	Barrow County GA	1.5	100	0	0
10:35 PM	F0	Jackson County GA	1.0	20	0	0
11:10 PM	F0	Hall County, White County GA	11.0	50	0	0
11:30 PM	F2	White County GA	5.0	300	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, August 29, 2005

Georgia	18	1
Mississippi	11	0
Alabama	7	0
Florida	4	0

Tornadoes in 2005 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.