# Tornadoes in Georgia since 1950: 1,977, #15 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Georgia has 1,977 tornadoes (2.7% of the US), #15 by count and #24 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Georgia since 1950

Georgia has recorded **1,977 tornadoes since 1950**: 2.7% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#15 by count** and **#24 per person** (17.68 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Georgia has recorded 1,977 tornadoes since 1950, 2.7% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #15 of 51 by count and #24 per person (17.68 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Georgia’s busiest year was 2017, with 117 tornadoes; it averages 26 a year.
* 11 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#24

national rank (per capita)

1,977

tornadoes

17.68

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Georgia: 1,977 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/georgia.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Georgia tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s124

1960s187

1970s259

1980s180

1990s236

2000s372

2010s345

2020s274

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 620 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 931 |
| F2/EF2  | 332 |
| F3/EF3  | 74  |
| F4/EF4  | 11  |
| F5/EF5  | 0   |
| Unrated | 9   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2017 (117).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Georgia, newest first

2022-04-05 · EF42021-03-25 · EF42011-04-27 · EF42008-05-11 · EF41994-03-27 · F41992-11-22 · F41992-11-22 · F41974-04-03 · F41974-04-03 · F41974-04-03 · F41953-04-30 · F4

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