Gray, GA tornado history
9 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Gray, GA from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 191st 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 2, 2018 (EF0, 1.1-mile path); the strongest, on November 22, 1992, was rated F2. SPC also logged 2 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of Gray, GA in 2026.
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 Gray, GA
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Jones County, GA | 7.6 mi |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Jones County, GA | 4.8 mi |
| Aug 2, 2018 | EF0 | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Jones County, GA | 9.8 mi |
| Feb 17, 2008 | EF0 | 2.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Jones County, GA | 6.9 mi |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Jones County, GA | 7.6 mi |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF1 | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Jones County, GA | 4.5 mi |
| Jan 2, 2006 | F1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Jones County, GA | 3.7 mi |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F2 | 10.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Monroe County, GA | 9.3 mi |
| Mar 8, 1961 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Jones County, GA | 5.8 mi |
| Jul 1, 1959 | F1 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Jones County, GA | 3.3 mi |
| May 21, 1955 | F1 | 20.4 mi | 0 / 2 | Bibb County, GA | 9.1 mi |
More: Jones County tornadoes · Georgia tornado history · Gray 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 Gray
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of Gray in damage surveys (2 EF1, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | EF0 | 75 mph | 1.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:41–00:44 UTC | NWS Peachtree City |
| Jun 18, 2026 | EF1 | 90 mph | 2.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:40–00:41 UTC | NWS Peachtree City |
| Jun 18, 2026 | EF0 | 85 mph | 9.1 mi | 125 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:25–00:37 UTC | NWS Peachtree City |
| Jun 18, 2026 | EF1 | 90 mph | 10.1 mi | 175 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:51–01:00 UTC | NWS Peachtree City |
| Aug 2, 2018 | EF0 | 80 mph | 1.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:57–19:58 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.