Tornado History Map

Calhoun County, Georgia tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across Calhoun County from 1957 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Calhoun County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched Calhoun County, Georgia between 1957 and 2024. They killed 2 people and injured 17. The busiest month is January, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 30 April 1971. The most recent was on 9 January 2024.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 17injuries
  • 499per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Calhoun County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0429%
F1 / EF1643%
F2 / EF2429%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Calhoun County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1970s.1950s21970s42000s32010s42020s1

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1970s4
2000s3
2010s4
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Jan.Jan5Feb1Mar1Apr3May0Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov2Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan5
Feb1
Mar1
Apr3
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov2
Dec1

Records for Calhoun County

  • Deadliest: Georgia tornado13 January 2005, F1, 2 deaths, 5 injuries, 3 miles long
  • Strongest: Georgia tornado30 April 1971, F2, 2 injuries, 21.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Georgia tornado8 November 1957, F1, 25.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado9 January 2024, EF2, 21.7 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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