Tornado History Map

Gilmer County, Georgia tornado history

18 tornadoes recorded in or across Gilmer County from 1970 to 2024, 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 Gilmer County

The Storm Prediction Center records 18 tornadoes whose paths touched Gilmer County, Georgia between 1970 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 3 April 1974. The most recent was on 8 May 2024.

  • 18tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 13injuries
  • 422per 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 Gilmer County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0739%
F1 / EF1950%
F2 / EF2211%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Gilmer County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 1970s.1970s71990s12010s62020s4

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s7
1990s1
2010s6
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in May.Jan1Feb1Mar3Apr4May5Jun2Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb1
Mar3
Apr4
May5
Jun2
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec1

Records for Gilmer County

  • Strongest: Georgia tornado3 April 1974, F2, 5 injuries, 15.6 miles long
  • Longest path: Georgia tornado24 March 1975, F1, 3 injuries, 36.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado8 May 2024, EF0, 1.9 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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