Tornado History Map

Atkinson County, Georgia tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across Atkinson County from 1964 to 2018, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Atkinson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched Atkinson County, Georgia between 1964 and 2018. They killed 1 person and injured 39. The busiest month is April, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 18 April 1969. The most recent was on 2 December 2018.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 39injuries
  • 409per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Atkinson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0750%
F1 / EF1429%
F2 / EF2321%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Atkinson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 2010s.1960s21970s11990s22000s32010s6

The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s1
1990s2
2000s3
2010s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Apr.Jan2Feb0Mar1Apr4May1Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct2Nov1Dec2
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb0
Mar1
Apr4
May1
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct2
Nov1
Dec2

Records for Atkinson County

  • Deadliest: Georgia tornado8 April 1974, F1, 1 death, 7 injuries, 92.6 miles long
  • Strongest and Longest path: Georgia tornado18 April 1969, F2, 30 injuries, 217.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado2 December 2018, EF0, 0.2 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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