Lyons, GA tornado history
11 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Lyons, GA from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 168th 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 May 9, 2024 (EF1, 14.7-mile path); the strongest, on May 10, 2008, was rated EF3.
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 Lyons, GA
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2024 | EF1 | 14.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, GA | 0.8 mi |
| Jan 2, 2022 | EF0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Toombs County, GA | 4.4 mi |
| May 24, 2017 | EF1 | 4.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Toombs County, GA | 1.1 mi |
| May 10, 2008 | EF3 | 7.3 mi | 0 / 2 | Toombs County, GA | 7.0 mi |
| May 10, 2008 | EF2 | 1.1 mi | 0 / 3 | Toombs County, GA | 4.7 mi |
| Mar 27, 2000 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Toombs County, GA | 2.4 mi |
| May 3, 1984 | F1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 3 | Toombs County, GA | 2.4 mi |
| Jan 12, 1975 | F2 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Toombs County, GA | 0.3 mi |
| Jan 15, 1971 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 | Toombs County, GA | 5.9 mi |
| Jun 2, 1968 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Toombs County, GA | 5.9 mi |
| May 24, 1956 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Toombs County, GA | 5.9 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 Lyons
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Lyons in damage surveys (1 EF1, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2024 | EF1 | 90 mph | 14.7 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 17:39–17:54 UTC | NWS Peachtree City |
| Jan 2, 2022 | EF0 | 75 mph | 0.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:00–00:01 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.