Tornado History Map

Franklin County, Georgia tornado history

13 tornadoes recorded in or across Franklin 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 Franklin County

The Storm Prediction Center records 13 tornadoes whose paths touched Franklin County, Georgia between 1952 and 2023. They killed 1 person and injured 1. The busiest month is September, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 16 September 2004. The most recent was on 3 August 2023.

  • 13tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 1injury
  • 497per 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 Franklin County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0323%
F1 / EF1538%
F2 / EF2538%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Franklin County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2000s.1950s21960s11970s22000s72020s1

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
1960s1
1970s2
2000s7
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Sep.Jan0Feb1Mar1Apr2May2Jun0Jul2Aug1Sep3Oct0Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar1
Apr2
May2
Jun0
Jul2
Aug1
Sep3
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Franklin County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Georgia tornado16 September 2004, F2, 1 death, 1 injury, 5.5 miles long
  • Longest path and Most recent: Georgia tornado3 August 2023, EF0, 10.4 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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