McIntosh County, Georgia tornado history

7 tornadoes recorded in or across McIntosh County from 1959 to 2009, 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 McIntosh County

The Storm Prediction Center records 7 tornadoes whose paths touched McIntosh County, Georgia between 1959 and 2009. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 2 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF4 on 11 May 2008. The most recent was on 13 April 2009.

  • 7tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 9injuries
  • 162per 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 McIntosh County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0457%
F1 / EF1229%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF4114%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

McIntosh County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2000s.1950s11960s11990s12000s4

The 2000s only run to 2009, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s1
1990s1
2000s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr1May2Jun0Jul1Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr1
May2
Jun0
Jul1
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for McIntosh County

  • Strongest: Darien, Georgia tornado11 May 2008, EF4, 9 injuries, 11 miles long
  • Longest path: Georgia tornado7 November 1995, F0, 12 miles long
  • Most recent: Georgia tornado13 April 2009, EF1, 8 miles long

Notable tornadoes in McIntosh 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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