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Tornadoes in Fulton County, Georgia

40 tornadoes have crossed Fulton County since 1950, 3rd of the 158 counties in Georgia with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.9 years. They have killed 6 people and injured 255. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
40
Deaths
6
Injuries
255
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, March 24, 1975

The deadliest in Fulton County

  1. F3, Fulton County, GeorgiaMarch 24, 19753 killed, 152 injured
  2. F2, Fulton County, GeorgiaDecember 5, 19541 killed, 40 injured
  3. EF2, Fulton and DeKalb counties, GeorgiaMarch 14, 20081 killed, 30 injured
  4. F3, Fulton and DeKalb counties, GeorgiaJanuary 10, 19721 killed, 9 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Fulton County, GeorgiaMarch 24, 1975F3, 14.8 mi (24 km)
  2. F3, Fulton and DeKalb counties, GeorgiaJanuary 10, 1972F3, 6.3 mi (10 km)
  3. F3, Fulton County, GeorgiaMay 27, 1973F3, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  4. F2, Fayette and Fulton counties, GeorgiaJanuary 2, 2006F2, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  5. F2, Coweta and Fulton counties, GeorgiaNovember 15, 1989F2, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  6. EF2, Fulton and DeKalb counties, GeorgiaMarch 14, 2008EF2, 6.3 mi (10 km)
  7. F2, Coweta and Fulton counties, GeorgiaNovember 15, 1989F2, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  8. F2, Cobb and Fulton counties, GeorgiaApril 8, 1998F2, 3.5 mi (6 km)
  9. EF2, Fulton County, GeorgiaMarch 19, 2018EF2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  10. F2, Fulton County, GeorgiaDecember 3, 1983F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 28 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Fulton County. Each year links to every tornado in Georgia that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20241EF0
20211EF1
20201EF0
20191EF0
20182EF2
20172EF1
20162EF1
201511EF1
20145EF1
20131EF1
20081130EF2
20062F2
199814F2
19961F1
19902F1
1989214F2
19851F1
19841F1
19831F2
19821F0
19761F1
197533154F3
19731F3
1972119F3
19661F0
196513F0
19631F1
19541140F2

Every tornado that crossed Fulton County

40 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
January 9, 20248:12 AM ESTEF0Fulton1.675
May 3, 202110:22 AM EDTEF1Fulton5.7400$250,000
April 13, 20202:36 AM EDTEF0Fulton2.850$50,000
April 19, 20195:07 AM EDTEF0Fulton0.6150$40,000
October 10, 20186:33 PM EDTEF0Fulton1.1100$10,000
March 19, 201811:11 PM EDTEF2Fulton0.5315$750,000
May 4, 20179:12 PM EDTEF0Fulton0.150$50,000
April 3, 201711:28 AM EDTEF1Fulton4.1150$100,000
November 30, 20162:07 PM ESTEF0Forsyth2.9100$16,000
November 30, 20161:50 PM ESTEF1Fulton1.9100$25,000
November 18, 20154:59 PM ESTEF1Fulton2.62001$150,000
October 14, 20145:55 AM EDTEF1Forsyth7.5100$95,000
October 14, 20145:43 AM EDTEF1Cobb1.3100$75,000
October 14, 20145:33 AM EDTEF0Fulton1.175$40,000
October 14, 20145:20 AM EDTEF0Fulton2.675$10,000
October 14, 20145:15 AM EDTEF0Fulton3.075$10,000
June 13, 20137:30 PM EDTEF1Cobb12.9200$363,000
March 14, 20089:38 PM EDTEF2Fulton6.3200130$25 million
April 8, 20063:55 AM EDTF1Cobb18.0200$7.5 million
January 2, 20064:45 PM ESTF2Fayette7.0440$2.3 million
April 8, 199812:20 AM EDTF2Cobb3.52004$25 million
September 16, 19969:53 PM EDTF1Fulton0.175$500,000
May 28, 19901:50 PM EDTF0Fulton0.250$50 to $500
February 10, 19905:10 AM ESTF1Fulton2.573$500,000 to $5 million
November 15, 19896:45 PM ESTF2Coweta7.030014$500,000 to $5 million
November 15, 19896:25 PM ESTF2Coweta4.0300$500,000 to $5 million
April 5, 19858:10 PM ESTF1Fulton1.077$500,000 to $5 million
May 3, 19843:30 PM EDTF1Fulton0.550$50,000 to $500,000
December 3, 198310:00 PM ESTF2Fulton0.580$500,000 to $5 million
March 17, 19821:05 PM ESTF0Fulton0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 14, 19767:00 PM EDTF1Fulton0.130$5,000 to $50,000
March 24, 19757:28 AM EDTF3Fulton14.85003152$50 million to $500 million
March 13, 19759:30 PM EDTF1Forsyth9.61002$50,000 to $500,000
March 13, 19757:00 PM EDTF1Fulton1.0100$50,000 to $500,000
May 27, 19731:30 AM EDTF3Fulton0.5100$50,000 to $500,000
January 10, 197211:25 AM ESTF3Fulton6.320019$50,000 to $500,000
May 18, 19667:00 PM GMT-4F0Fulton0.120$500 to $5,000
May 20, 19654:15 PM GMT-4F0Fulton0.2273$500 to $5,000
March 17, 196311:00 AM GMT-5F1Douglas26.8150$5,000 to $50,000
December 5, 19546:30 PM GMT-5F2Fulton0.550140$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.