Tornado History Map

Clay County, Georgia tornado history

12 tornadoes recorded in or across Clay County from 1963 to 2023, 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 Clay County

The Storm Prediction Center records 12 tornadoes whose paths touched Clay County, Georgia between 1963 and 2023. They killed 1 person and injured 20. The busiest month is January, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 30 April 1971. The most recent was on 14 June 2023.

  • 12tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 20injuries
  • 614per 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 Clay County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF018%
F1 / EF1758%
F2 / EF2433%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Clay County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.1960s11970s22000s22010s52020s2

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s2
2000s2
2010s5
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jan.Jan4Feb0Mar2Apr3May1Jun2Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan4
Feb0
Mar2
Apr3
May1
Jun2
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Clay County

  • Deadliest and Longest path: Georgia tornado20 January 1963, F1, 1 death, 4 injuries, 70.2 miles long
  • Strongest: Georgia tornado30 April 1971, F2, 2 injuries, 21.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado14 June 2023, EF1, 3.6 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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