Georgia, 1978

Tornadoes in Georgia, May 8, 1978

May 8, 1978 · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

10 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
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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

10 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Jasper

When
May 8, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Rating
F1
Path length
11.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.300, -83.630

Tornado, Morgan

When
May 8, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Rating
F1
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.430, -83.520

Tornado, Murray

When
May 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Murray County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
77 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.770, -84.770

Tornado, Clayton

When
May 8, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Clayton County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.5 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
33.620, -84.380

Tornado, De Kalb

When
May 8, 4:29 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.7 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
33.650, -84.320

Tornado, Newton

When
May 8, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Rating
F1
Path length
6.1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.530, -83.830

Tornado, Columbia

When
May 8, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Columbia County
Rating
F1
Path length
4.1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
33.520, -82.130

Tornado, Richmond

When
May 8, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Richmond County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
33.520, -82.070

Tornado, Worth

When
May 8, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Worth County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.3 mi
Path width
77 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.470, -83.680

Tornado, Tift

When
May 8, 9:12 PM CST
Where
Tift County
Rating
F1
Path length
7.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.470, -83.670

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.

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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: 9996662, 9996663, 9996664, 9996665, 9996666, 9996667, 9996668, 9996669, 9996670, 9996671.