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Tornadoes in Wayne County, Georgia

15 tornadoes have crossed Wayne County since 1950, 69th of the 158 counties in Georgia with a tornado on record, an average of one every 5.1 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 10. 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: 15
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 10
F4 and above: 0
Worst on record: F2, March 22, 2005

The strongest

F2, Wayne County, GeorgiaMarch 22, 2005F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 14 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Wayne County. Each year links to every tornado in Georgia that year.

Year	Tornadoes	Injuries	Strongest
2020	1	8	EF1
2019	1		EF0
2018	1		EF0
2009	1	1	EF1
2008	1		EF1
2005	1		F2
2003	1		F0
2002	2		F0
2000	1		F0
1999	1		F0
1995	1		F1
1980	1		F0
1966	1	1	F0
1955	1		F0

Every tornado that crossed Wayne County

15 tornadoes, newest first.

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
April 13, 2020	7:25 AM EDT	EF1	Wayne	4.8	440	8
March 3, 2019	5:22 PM EST	EF0	Wayne	0.3	50
May 24, 2018	6:15 PM EDT	EF0	Wayne	0.1	20
December 9, 2009	2:15 PM EST	EF1	Wayne	1.6	250	1
March 7, 2008	10:20 AM EST	EF1	Wayne	0.6	200		$1,000
March 22, 2005	4:25 PM EST	F2	Wayne	2.0	880
March 20, 2003	1:35 PM EST	F0	Wayne	0.1	0
December 24, 2002	11:30 AM EST	F0	Wayne	0.1	10
October 21, 2002	5:00 PM EDT	F0	Wayne	0.0	0
March 30, 2000	8:45 AM EST	F0	Wayne	0.1	10		$60,000
May 10, 1999	7:43 PM EDT	F0	Wayne	0.1	10		$1,000
November 7, 1995	6:00 PM EST	F1	Wayne	2.0	100		$5,000 to $50,000
April 26, 1980	3:30 PM EST	F0	Wayne	0.1	20		$5,000 to $50,000
February 28, 1966	9:00 AM GMT-5	F0	Ware	26.2	33	1	$5,000 to $50,000
April 13, 1955	7:50 PM GMT-5	F0	Wayne	0.1	200		$500 to $5,000

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.