Georgia, 1984

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 5, 1984

March 5, 1984 · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

6 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.

  • 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
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

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

Tornado, Mitchell

When
March 5, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F1
Path length
5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.320, -84.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Worth

When
March 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Worth County
Coordinates
31.530, -83.850

Tornado, Worth

When
March 5, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Worth County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.370, -84.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Ben Hill

When
March 5, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Ben Hill County
Coordinates
31.750, -83.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When
March 5, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Laurens County
Coordinates
32.450, -82.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When
March 5, 4:52 PM CST
Where
Dodge County
Coordinates
32.100, -83.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Appling

When
March 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Appling County
Coordinates
31.730, -82.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When
March 5, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Berrien County
Coordinates
31.200, -83.280

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.

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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: 9995992, 9995993, 9995994, 9995995, 9995996, 9995997, 9995998, 9995999.