Tornado History Map

Schley County, Georgia tornado history

8 tornadoes recorded in or across Schley County from 1954 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 Schley County

The Storm Prediction Center records 8 tornadoes whose paths touched Schley County, Georgia between 1954 and 2017. They killed 5 people and injured 52. The busiest month is March, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 1 March 2007. The most recent was on 3 April 2017.

  • 8tornadoes
  • 5deaths
  • 52injuries
  • 479per 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 Schley County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0113%
F1 / EF1225%
F2 / EF2450%
F3 / EF3113%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Schley County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in 1950s.1950s21960s21990s12000s22010s1

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
1960s2
1990s1
2000s2
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Mar.Jan1Feb0Mar3Apr2May0Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar3
Apr2
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec1

Records for Schley County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Americus, Georgia tornado1 March 2007, EF3, 2 deaths, 11 injuries, 40.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Georgia tornado5 April 1957, F2, 2 deaths, 5 injuries, 75 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado3 April 2017, EF1, 5.5 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Schley 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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