Tornadoes in Georgia, as with just about anywhere else, damage and destroy property and can be very disruptive if not devastating to communities. Whena community is struck, people from surrounding communities may come in to help.
1091 tornadoes have been confirmed in Georgia since 1970.
1996 - 18 tornadoes 2015 - 25 tornadoes
Tornadoes can affect various parts of the United States, but are most common in the central region known as Tornado Alley (including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska) and in the southeastern states such as Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Tornadoes can occur in other parts of the country as well, but these areas experience a higher frequency of tornadoes.
Tornadoes were scattered through Georgia in 2001 but the greatest concentration of activity was in the southern part of the state. This is also where the strongest of those tornadoes (an F2) occurred.
Tornadoes in Georgia are most common in the northern and central regions of the state. Areas like the northern Atlanta suburbs and the central region around Macon tend to experience a higher frequency of tornadoes compared to other parts of Georgia.
There were 63 tornadoes in Georgia in 2008.
There were 11 confirmed tornadoes in Georgia in 2010.
There were 67 confirmed tornadoes in Georgia in 2008.
There were 42 tornadoes in Georgia in 2011.
There were 42 confirmed tornadoes in Georgia in 2007.
Georgia had 55 confirmed tornadoes in 2009.
There were 12 confirmed tornadoes in Georgia in 2001.
Georgia had 24 confirmed tornadoes in 2002.
There were 21 recorded tornadoes in Georgia in 2006.
There were 44 confirmed tornadoes in Georgia in 2004.
There were 54 confirmed tornadoes in Georgia in 2005.
There were 21 confirmed tornadoes in Georgia in 2006.