Chamblee, GA tornado history
20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Chamblee, GA from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 73rd of 221 Georgia cities with a tornado on record. 1 was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on December 28, 2024 (EF0, 0.5-mile path); the strongest, on March 23, 1975, was rated F3. The deadliest, on March 23, 1975, killed 3 along its path.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Chamblee, GA
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | EF0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | DeKalb County, GA | 4.4 mi |
| May 4, 2017 | EF0 | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 | DeKalb County, GA | 7.4 mi |
| Nov 30, 2016 | EF1 | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Fulton County, GA | 6.0 mi |
| Nov 18, 2015 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | DeKalb County, GA | 6.7 mi |
| Oct 13, 2014 | EF1 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Cobb County, GA | 8.7 mi |
| Oct 13, 2014 | EF0 | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Fulton County, GA | 8.4 mi |
| Jun 13, 2013 | EF1 | 12.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Cherokee County, GA | 5.7 mi |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F2 | 19.0 mi | 1 / 10 | DeKalb County, GA | 5.0 mi |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F2 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 4 | Cobb County, GA | 6.8 mi |
| Sep 16, 1996 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Fulton County, GA | 2.1 mi |
| Feb 9, 1990 | F1 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Fulton County, GA | 9.5 mi |
| Feb 9, 1990 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Gwinnett County, GA | 8.0 mi |
| Apr 5, 1985 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Fulton County, GA | 6.0 mi |
| Jul 31, 1984 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | DeKalb County, GA | 8.7 mi |
| Mar 17, 1982 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Fulton County, GA | 9.5 mi |
| Jul 23, 1978 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | DeKalb County, GA | 1.8 mi |
| Mar 23, 1975 | F3 | 14.8 mi | 3 / 152 | Fulton County, GA | 2.1 mi |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Gwinnett County, GA | 9.0 mi |
| Dec 4, 1953 | F2 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Cobb County, GA | 9.2 mi |
| Jun 4, 1950 | F1 | 3.3 mi | 0 / 1 | DeKalb County, GA | 3.7 mi |
More: DeKalb County tornadoes · Georgia tornado history · Chamblee hail history · Georgia damaging wind
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.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Chamblee
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Chamblee in damage surveys (2 EF0). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.5 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 09:46–09:47 UTC | NWS Peachtree City |
| Nov 18, 2015 | EF0 | 75 mph | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:47–22:48 UTC | NWS Peachtree City |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.