Tornadoes · United States · Georgia
Tornadoes in Grady County, Georgia
23 tornadoes have crossed Grady County since 1950, 28th of the 158 counties in Georgia with a tornado on record, an average of one every 3.3 years. They have killed 7 people and injured 67. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
- 23
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 67
- F4 and above
- 0
- Worst on record
- F3, February 13, 2000
The deadliest in Grady County
The strongest
- F3, Grady, Mitchell and Thomas counties, GeorgiaFebruary 13, 2000
- F2, Seminole, Decatur, Grady and Mitchell counties, GeorgiaApril 18, 1969
- F2, Grady County, GeorgiaApril 29, 1971
- F2, Decatur and Grady counties, GeorgiaMarch 15, 2001
- EF2, Grady County, GeorgiaFebruary 18, 2009
- F2, Grady County, GeorgiaDecember 29, 1970
- EF2, Grady County, GeorgiaMarch 3, 2019
Every year with a tornado
The 19 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Grady County. Each year links to every tornado in Georgia that year.
Every tornado that crossed Grady County
23 tornadoes, newest first. 1 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files it under that state rather than Georgia.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2025 | 11:23 AM CDT | EF1 | Leon to GA | 8.6 | 150 | $100,000 | ||
| April 7, 2025 | 11:02 AM EDT | EF1 | Grady | 4.6 | 200 | $500,000 | ||
| March 3, 2019 | 7:54 PM EST | EF2 | Grady | 2.7 | 800 | 2 | $1.0 million | |
| March 31, 2016 | 7:38 PM EDT | EF0 | Grady | 0.3 | 50 | $2,000 | ||
| February 24, 2016 | 2:45 AM EST | EF1 | Grady | 12.8 | 400 | $20,000 | ||
| November 1, 2015 | 3:45 PM EST | EF0 | Grady | 0.1 | 50 | $10,000 | ||
| February 18, 2009 | 12:50 AM EST | EF2 | Grady | 5.9 | 250 | $1.0 million | ||
| February 18, 2008 | 2:00 AM EST | EF1 | Grady | 3.9 | 75 | 1 | $150,000 | |
| September 15, 2004 | 6:19 PM EDT | F1 | Grady | 15.0 | 100 | $150,000 | ||
| February 16, 2003 | 8:25 AM EST | F1 | Grady | 2.4 | 150 | $430,000 | ||
| March 15, 2001 | 6:10 AM EST | F2 | Decatur | 6.0 | 200 | 13 | $1.5 million | |
| February 13, 2000 | 12:49 AM EST | F3 | Grady | 15.0 | 300 | 7 | 15 | $5.0 million |
| November 11, 1995 | 10:40 AM EST | F1 | Grady | 2.0 | 100 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| November 11, 1995 | 10:30 AM EST | F1 | Grady | 1.0 | 100 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| March 30, 1989 | 6:30 AM EST | F1 | Grady | 0.3 | 30 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| April 30, 1976 | 11:17 PM EDT | F1 | Grady | 0.3 | 60 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| April 29, 1971 | 5:50 PM EDT | F2 | Grady | 10.0 | 300 | 2 | $500,000 to $5 million | |
| January 15, 1971 | 1:40 PM EST | F1 | Grady | 0.5 | 50 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| December 29, 1970 | 11:00 AM EST | F2 | Grady | 5.1 | 400 | 4 | $500 to $5,000 | |
| April 18, 1969 | 7:15 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Seminole | 217.8 | 233 | 30 | $500,000 to $5 million | |
| February 28, 1966 | 8:00 AM GMT-5 | F1 | Grady | 2.0 | 300 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| April 12, 1961 | 7:00 AM GMT-5 | F1 | Grady | 0.3 | 150 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| August 17, 1958 | 5:00 PM GMT-4 | F1 | Grady | 0.1 | 17 | $500 to $5,000 |
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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.