Cobb County, Georgia tornado history

35 tornadoes recorded in or across Cobb County from 1953 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 Cobb County

The Storm Prediction Center records 35 tornadoes whose paths touched Cobb County, Georgia between 1953 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 9 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 22 November 1992. The most recent was on 29 December 2024.

  • 35tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 110injuries
  • 1,030per 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 Cobb County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0823%
F1 / EF11543%
F2 / EF2926%
F3 / EF326%
F4 / EF413%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Cobb County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 1990s.1950s41970s71980s31990s102000s42010s42020s3

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

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1970s7
1980s3
1990s10
2000s4
2010s4
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in Apr.Jan2Feb4Mar5Apr9May3Jun3Jul0Aug1Sep1Oct1Nov3Dec3
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb4
Mar5
Apr9
May3
Jun3
Jul0
Aug1
Sep1
Oct1
Nov3
Dec3

Records for Cobb County

  • Strongest: Marietta, Georgia tornado22 November 1992, F4, 46 injuries, 20 miles long
  • Longest path: Georgia tornado15 April 1956, F2, 46.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado29 December 2024, EF1, 2 injuries, 0.3 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Cobb County

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

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