Tornado History Map

Thomas County, Georgia tornado history

23 tornadoes recorded in or across Thomas County from 1955 to 2025, 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 Thomas County

The Storm Prediction Center records 23 tornadoes whose paths touched Thomas County, Georgia between 1955 and 2025. They killed 7 people and injured 49. The busiest month is April, with 9 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 13 February 2000. The most recent was on 7 April 2025.

  • 23tornadoes
  • 7deaths
  • 49injuries
  • 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 Thomas County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0417%
F1 / EF11252%
F2 / EF2522%
F3 / EF329%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Thomas County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2020s.1950s11960s21970s11980s31990s22000s62010s12020s7

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1970s1
1980s3
1990s2
2000s6
2010s1
2020s7
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in Apr.Jan1Feb5Mar2Apr9May1Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep2Oct0Nov2Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb5
Mar2
Apr9
May1
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep2
Oct0
Nov2
Dec1

Records for Thomas County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Meigs, Georgia tornado13 February 2000, F3, 7 deaths, 15 injuries, 15 miles long
  • Longest path: Georgia tornado18 April 1969, F2, 30 injuries, 217.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado7 April 2025, EF1, 4.6 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Thomas 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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