Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 3, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 3, 1983
Start: 1983-12-03T20:30
End: 1983-12-03T22:45
Location: Georgia

December 3, 1983 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

4 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
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: $2.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

4 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Paulding

When: December 3, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Paulding County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 33.870, -84.750

Tornado, Bartow

When: December 3, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Bartow County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.280, -84.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscogee

When: December 3, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Muscogee County
Coordinates: 32.480, -84.970

Tornado, Fulton

When: December 3, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.780, -84.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Stewart

When: December 3, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Stewart County
Coordinates: 32.120, -84.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: December 3, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Coordinates: 33.030, -83.570

Tornado, Oglethorpe

When: December 3, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Oglethorpe County
Rating: F0
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 33.880, -83.030

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.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 1983 Every state in 1983 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Georgia, 1983

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: 9994874, 9994875, 9994876, 9994877, 9994878, 9994879, 9994880.