Tornado Warnings in Georgia
3,427 tornado warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 3,427
- Busiest year
- 2009236 tornado warnings
- Average year
- 84over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Camden County116
- Early County114
- Mitchell County98
- Decatur County98
- Worth County96
- Ware County92
- Glynn County90
- Colquitt County88
- Coffee County87
- Fulton County85
- Wayne County83
- Baker County81
- Pierce County77
- Miller County77
- Laurens County76
- Cherokee County75
- Dougherty County74
- Grady County74
- Bacon County73
- Chatham County71
- Seminole County71
- Liberty County69
- Clinch County68
- Coweta County66
- Charlton County66
- Talbot County65
- Appling County64
- Brantley County63
- Carroll County60
- Thomas County60
- Meriwether County60
- Randolph County60
- Cobb County59
- Bryan County59
- Harris County58
- Calhoun County57
- Lowndes County56
- Walker County56
- Bulloch County55
- Screven County55
119 more counties
- Jasper County55
- Clay County55
- Upson County54
- Berrien County52
- Henry County51
- Lee County51
- Dodge County51
- Stewart County51
- Atkinson County51
- Monroe County50
- Bartow County49
- Paulding County49
- Turner County49
- Floyd County48
- Effingham County48
- Cook County47
- Muscogee County46
- Taylor County46
- Twiggs County46
- Jones County46
- Hancock County45
- Long County45
- Chattahoochee County45
- Marion County45
- DeKalb County44
- Gwinnett County44
- Tift County44
- McIntosh County44
- Brooks County44
- Washington County43
- Troup County43
- Wilcox County43
- Putnam County42
- Terrell County42
- Fayette County41
- Hall County41
- Jackson County41
- Butts County40
- Newton County40
- Pickens County40
- Wilkinson County40
- Crawford County40
- Jeff Davis County40
- Heard County39
- Emanuel County39
- Irwin County39
- Chattooga County38
- Gordon County38
- Polk County38
- Forsyth County37
- Houston County37
- Wheeler County37
- Morgan County36
- Johnson County36
- Dade County36
- Sumter County35
- Dooly County34
- Douglas County34
- Spalding County34
- Baldwin County34
- Pulaski County34
- Quitman County34
- Telfair County34
- Jefferson County33
- Clayton County33
- Haralson County33
- Crisp County33
- Lanier County32
- Echols County32
- Lamar County32
- Oglethorpe County32
- Greene County32
- Macon County31
- Warren County31
- Ben Hill County31
- Bibb County31
- Tattnall County30
- Pike County30
- Rockdale County29
- Walton County29
- Madison County29
- Whitfield County29
- Bleckley County29
- Montgomery County28
- Habersham County27
- Burke County27
- Dawson County27
- Gilmer County27
- Treutlen County27
- Murray County27
- Wilkes County27
- Oconee County26
- Elbert County26
- Banks County25
- Candler County25
- Lumpkin County24
- Webster County24
- Peach County24
- White County23
- Hart County23
- Rabun County23
- Jenkins County22
- Lincoln County22
- Barrow County21
- Evans County21
- Clarke County20
- Columbia County19
- Taliaferro County19
- Stephens County18
- Catoosa County18
- Richmond County17
- Franklin County17
- Schley County17
- Toombs County16
- Glascock County16
- Fannin County12
- McDuffie County12
- Union County11
- Towns County10
The latest tornado warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 10:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Pickens | 16 min |
| Jul 28, 8:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 8:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Towns, White | 22 min |
| Jul 28, 8:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Rabun | 23 min |
| Jul 12, 7:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Liberty | 14 min |
| Jun 22, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 5:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 8:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 8:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Seminole | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 8:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Miller, Seminole | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 8:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Monroe | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 7:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe, Upson | 34 min |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.