Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 5, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 5, 1983
Start: 1983-12-05T11:45
End: 1983-12-05T21:30
Location: Georgia

December 5, 1983 · NWS AT · 10 events in 5 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $60
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

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Irwin

When: December 5, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Irwin County
Coordinates: 31.650, -83.450

Tornado, Colquitt

When: December 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Colquitt County
Rating: F1
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 31.200, -83.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Colquitt

When: December 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Colquitt County
Coordinates: 31.170, -83.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: December 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County
Coordinates: 31.130, -84.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: December 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County
Coordinates: 31.300, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: December 5, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County
Coordinates: 31.130, -84.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: December 5, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County
Coordinates: 31.300, -84.170

Tornado, Tift

When: December 5, 8:08 PM CST
Where: Tift County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 31.420, -83.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Irwin

When: December 5, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Irwin County
Coordinates: 31.650, -83.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When: December 5, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Berrien County
Coordinates: 31.400, -83.330

What these are

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.
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

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: 9994883, 9994884, 9994885, 9994886, 9994887, 9994888, 9994889, 9994890, 9994891, 9994892.