Tornado History Map

McDuffie County, Georgia tornado history

9 tornadoes recorded in or across McDuffie County from 1955 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 McDuffie County

The Storm Prediction Center records 9 tornadoes whose paths touched McDuffie County, Georgia between 1955 and 2023. They killed 3 people and injured 3. The busiest month is January, with 2 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 18 February 2009. The most recent was on 12 January 2023.

  • 9tornadoes
  • 3deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 350per 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 McDuffie County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0444%
F1 / EF1222%
F2 / EF2222%
F3 / EF3111%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

McDuffie County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2000s.1950s21970s12000s52020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1970s1
2000s5
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in Jan.Jan2Feb2Mar2Apr2May1Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb2
Mar2
Apr2
May1
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for McDuffie County

  • Deadliest: Thomson, Georgia tornado24 May 1955, F0, 3 deaths, 1 mile long
  • Strongest: Georgia tornado18 February 2009, EF3, 19.7 miles long
  • Longest path: Georgia tornado5 April 1957, F2, 23.3 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado12 January 2023, EF1, 18.3 miles long

Notable tornadoes in McDuffie 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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