Tornado History Map

Jenkins County, Georgia tornado history

10 tornadoes recorded in or across Jenkins County from 1963 to 2008, 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 Jenkins County

The Storm Prediction Center records 10 tornadoes whose paths touched Jenkins County, Georgia between 1963 and 2008. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is September, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 28 September 1963. The most recent was on 11 May 2008.

  • 10tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 6injuries
  • 288per 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 Jenkins County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0440%
F1 / EF1330%
F2 / EF2330%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Jenkins County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2000s.1960s11970s42000s5

The 2000s only run to 2008, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s4
2000s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Sep.Jan2Feb0Mar2Apr0May2Jun0Jul1Aug0Sep3Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb0
Mar2
Apr0
May2
Jun0
Jul1
Aug0
Sep3
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Jenkins County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Georgia tornado28 September 1963, F2, 5 injuries, 52.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado11 May 2008, EF0, 1 injury, 1.7 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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