Forsyth County, Georgia tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across Forsyth County from 1956 to 2017, 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 Forsyth County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched Forsyth County, Georgia between 1956 and 2017. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 2 April 1970. The most recent was on 1 May 2017.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 9injuries
  • 490per 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 Forsyth County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0436%
F1 / EF1545%
F2 / EF219%
F3 / EF319%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Forsyth County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1970s.1950s21970s31990s12000s22010s3

The 2010s only run to 2017, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1970s3
1990s1
2000s2
2010s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Apr.Jan0Feb1Mar2Apr3May1Jun0Jul1Aug1Sep0Oct1Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar2
Apr3
May1
Jun0
Jul1
Aug1
Sep0
Oct1
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Forsyth County

  • Strongest: Georgia tornado2 April 1970, F3, 6.5 miles long
  • Longest path: Georgia tornado15 April 1956, F2, 46.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado1 May 2017, EF0, 2.4 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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