Berrien County, Georgia tornado history

17 tornadoes recorded in or across Berrien County from 1952 to 2023, 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 Berrien County

The Storm Prediction Center records 17 tornadoes whose paths touched Berrien County, Georgia between 1952 and 2023. They killed 12 people and injured 94. The busiest month is June, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 22 January 2017. The most recent was on 14 June 2023.

  • 17tornadoes
  • 12deaths
  • 94injuries
  • 375per 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 Berrien County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0424%
F1 / EF1953%
F2 / EF2212%
F3 / EF3212%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Berrien County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1960s.1950s21960s41970s31980s11990s32000s12010s12020s2

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s4
1970s3
1980s1
1990s3
2000s1
2010s1
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Jun.Jan2Feb0Mar2Apr4May1Jun5Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb0
Mar2
Apr4
May1
Jun5
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec1

Records for Berrien County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Berlin, Georgia tornado22 January 2017, EF3, 11 deaths, 45 injuries, 24.7 miles long
  • Longest path: Georgia tornado18 April 1969, F2, 30 injuries, 217.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado14 June 2023, EF0, 0.1 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Berrien County

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

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