Tornado History Map

Wheeler County, Georgia tornado history

9 tornadoes recorded in or across Wheeler County from 1975 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 Wheeler County

The Storm Prediction Center records 9 tornadoes whose paths touched Wheeler County, Georgia between 1975 and 2024. They killed 2 people and injured 1. The busiest month is May, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF1 on 26 September 2024. The most recent was on 26 September 2024.

  • 9tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 1injury
  • 305per 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 Wheeler County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0111%
F1 / EF1889%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Wheeler County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1980s.1970s11980s31990s12010s22020s2

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

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PeriodCount
1970s1
1980s3
1990s1
2010s2
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in May.Jan1Feb0Mar1Apr0May3Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec2
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May3
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec2

Records for Wheeler County

  • Deadliest and Strongest and Most recent: Georgia tornado26 September 2024, EF1, 2 deaths, 0.7 miles long
  • Longest path: Georgia tornado9 May 2024, EF0, 7.2 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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