Commerce, GA tornado history
14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Commerce, GA from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 136th of 221 Georgia cities with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on August 17, 2021 (EF1, 5.7-mile path); the strongest, on April 4, 1989, was rated F2.
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 Commerce, GA
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2021 | EF1 | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Banks County, GA | 8.9 mi |
| Aug 17, 2021 | EF1 | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Madison County, GA | 7.4 mi |
| Dec 28, 2016 | EF1 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Jackson County, GA | 8.8 mi |
| Nov 30, 2016 | EF1 | 2.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Jackson County, GA | 1.9 mi |
| May 14, 2014 | EF1 | 7.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Banks County, GA | 9.8 mi |
| Aug 26, 2008 | EF1 | 7.6 mi | 0 / 3 | Jackson County, GA | 1.1 mi |
| Apr 7, 2006 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Banks County, GA | 4.8 mi |
| Jul 23, 2000 | F0 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Banks County, GA | 6.7 mi |
| Jan 19, 1995 | F0 | 11.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Banks County, GA | 8.3 mi |
| Jun 26, 1994 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Jackson County, GA | 1.8 mi |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | 5.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Banks County, GA | 9.5 mi |
| Aug 16, 1985 | F1 | 10.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Jackson County, GA | 5.9 mi |
| May 14, 1976 | F2 | 8.4 mi | 0 / 2 | Jackson County, GA | 5.8 mi |
| May 1, 1966 | F2 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Jackson County, GA | 5.5 mi |
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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.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Commerce
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Commerce in damage surveys (2 EF1). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2021 | EF1 | 100 mph | 6.0 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 08:20–08:29 UTC | NWS Peachtree City |
| Aug 16, 2021 | EF1 | 90 mph | 5.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 10:24–10:31 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.