Tornadoes in Georgia, December 5, 1954

Name: Tornadoes in Georgia, December 5, 1954
Start: 1954-12-05T12:30
End: 1954-12-05T17:30
Location: Georgia

December 5, 1954 · 17 events in 14 counties and zones

17 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 90
Property damage: $2.2 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

17 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Harris

When: December 5, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F3
Path length: 24.8 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.670, -85.080

Tornado, Meriwether

When: December 5, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Meriwether County
Rating: F3
Path length: 6.8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.870, -84.720

Tornado, Early

When: December 5, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Early County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6.4 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.380, -84.930

Tornado, Quitman

When: December 5, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Quitman County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.930, -85.080

Tornado, Webster

When: December 5, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 8 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.150, -84.650

Tornado, Schley

When: December 5, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Schley County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.180, -84.420

Tornado, Stewart

When: December 5, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Stewart County
Rating: F2
Path length: 21.6 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 20 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.970, -84.950

Tornado, Douglas

When: December 5, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Douglas County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 33.700, -84.750

Tornado, Marion

When: December 5, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7.4 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Injuries: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.300, -84.580

Tornado, Bartow

When: December 5, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Bartow County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7.1 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.080, -85.000

Tornado, Talbot

When: December 5, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Talbot County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4.1 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.680, -84.420

Tornado, Carroll

When: December 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4.5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.600, -84.980

Tornado, Stewart

When: December 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Stewart County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.170, -84.550

Tornado, Stewart

When: December 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Stewart County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.180, -84.330

Tornado, Terrell

When: December 5, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Terrell County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.7 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.830, -84.400

Tornado, Early

When: December 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Early County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.230, -84.930

Tornado, Fulton

When: December 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 40 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.700, -84.430

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Stewart	1954-12-05				Direct
Tornado, Fulton	1954-12-05				Direct

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Tornadoes in Alabama, December 5, 195435 injured · $530,000 · F3 · 5 events

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10000295, 10000296, 10000297, 10000298, 10000299, 10000300, 10000301, 10000302, 10000303, 10000304, 10000305, 10000306, 10000307, 10000308, 10000309, 10000310, 10000311.