Georgia tornado history

From 1950 through 2025, 2,034 tornadoes touched Georgia, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the 15th most of the 48 contiguous states and DC. The National Weather Service rated 15 of them F4/EF4 or stronger (1 F5/EF5); along their paths they killed 340 people and injured 5,105. The deadliest, on April 27, 2011, was rated EF5 and killed 25 along a path through AL and GA. From 2016 to 2025, Georgia averaged 50 tornadoes a year. SPC has logged 33 preliminary tornado reports in Georgia in 2026 (latest October 10, 2026).

Map of every Georgia tornado path since 1950

All 2,034 paths plus 33 preliminary 2026 reports (gray dots). Zoom in to your county; click a path for its date and rating.

Most recent tornadoes in Georgia

2026 preliminary tornado reports in Georgia

Reports from SPC's daily logs. A tornado often draws several reports; NOAA publishes confirmed tornadoes, paths and ratings with its final data.

Deadliest tornadoes in Georgia

F4, EF4, F5 and EF5 tornadoes in Georgia

The 50 strongest Georgia tornadoes, ranked by rating, deaths and path length: Strongest tornadoes in Georgia history

Longest tornado paths in Georgia

For tornadoes that crossed into another state, the path length, deaths and injuries are for the whole path.

Tornadoes by county

Cities with 5 or more tornadoes within 10 miles

Abbeville Acworth Adairsville Adel Alamo Albany Alma Alpharetta Americus Ashburn Athens-Clarke County Atlanta Auburn Augusta-Richmond County Austell Avondale Estates Bainbridge Baldwin Ball Ground Barnesville Baxley Blackshear Blakely Bloomingdale Braselton Bremen Brookhaven Brunswick Buford Byron Cairo Calhoun Camilla Canton Carrollton Cartersville Cedartown Centerville Chamblee Chatsworth Chattahoochee Hills Chickamauga Clarkston Claxton Cleveland Cochran College Park Columbus Commerce Conyers Cordele Cornelia Covington Cumming Cusseta-Chattahoochee County Cuthbert Dacula Dahlonega Dallas Dalton Dawson Dawsonville Decatur Donalsonville Doraville Douglas Douglasville Dublin Duluth Dunwoody East Dublin East Point Eastman Eatonton Echols County Elberton Euharlee Fairburn Fayetteville Fitzgerald Flowery Branch Folkston Forest Park Forsyth Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley Gainesville Garden City Glennville Grantville Gray Grayson Griffin Grovetown Guyton Hahira Hampton Hapeville Harlem Hartwell Hawkinsville Hazlehurst Hephzibah Hinesville Hiram Hogansville Holly Springs Hoschton Jackson Jasper Jefferson Jesup Johns Creek Jonesboro Kennesaw Kingsland LaFayette LaGrange Lake City Lakeland Lawrenceville Leesburg Lilburn Lithonia Locust Grove Loganville Lovejoy Lula Lyons Mableton Macon-Bibb County Madison Manchester Marietta McDonough McRae-Helena Metter Milledgeville Millen Milton Monroe Montezuma Morrow Moultrie Nashville Newnan Nicholls Norcross Oakwood Ocilla Palmetto Peachtree City Peachtree Corners Pelham Pembroke Perry Pooler Port Wentworth Powder Springs Quitman Reidsville Richmond Hill Rincon Ringgold Riverdale Rockmart Rome Rossville Roswell Royston Sandersville Sandy Springs Savannah Senoia Smyrna Snellville Social Circle Soperton South Fulton Springfield St. Marys Statesboro Statham Stockbridge Stone Mountain Stonecrest Sugar Hill Summerville Suwanee Swainsboro Sylvania Sylvester Tallapoosa Temple Thomaston Thomasville Thomson Thunderbolt Tifton Toccoa Tucker Tybee Island Tyrone Unadilla Union City Valdosta Vidalia Vienna Villa Rica Walthourville Warner Robins Watkinsville Waycross Waynesboro West Point Winder Woodstock Wrightsville

Tornadoes in Georgia by year

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.