Tornado History Map

Jackson County, Georgia tornado history

13 tornadoes recorded in or across Jackson County from 1952 to 2017, 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 Jackson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 13 tornadoes whose paths touched Jackson County, Georgia between 1952 and 2017. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is August, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 14 May 1976. The most recent was on 21 March 2017.

  • 13tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 11injuries
  • 383per 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 Jackson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0323%
F1 / EF1754%
F2 / EF2323%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Jackson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1980s.1950s11960s11970s11980s31990s22000s22010s3

The 2010s only run to 2017, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s1
1970s1
1980s3
1990s2
2000s2
2010s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Aug.Jan1Feb1Mar2Apr0May2Jun1Jul0Aug4Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb1
Mar2
Apr0
May2
Jun1
Jul0
Aug4
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec1

Records for Jackson County

  • Strongest: Georgia tornado14 May 1976, F2, 2 injuries, 8.4 miles long
  • Longest path: Georgia tornado28 March 1984, F1, 1 injury, 12 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado21 March 2017, EF1, 0.4 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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