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Date | Time (LST) | F/EF-Scale | Length (Miles) | Maximum Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Source* |
10/28/1955 | 900 pm | F0 | 0.1 | 100 | 1 | 2 | $300 | G, SD, SPC |
A woman was killed and her parents were injured when a tree was blown into a house, crushing it. This was just a brief touchdown 8m S of Colquitt, near the Decatur County line. |
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4/5/1982 | 403 pm | F2 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 1 | $2,500,000 | G, SD |
Hit the southern part of Early County and the SW part of Miller County. There was extensive damage to six homes, a few farm buildings, and irrigation systems. A four-year-old child was hurt by flying glass when her home was destroyed. |
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10/26/1997 | 1230 pm | F1 | 1.5 | 150 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 | SD, SPC |
Several F1 tornado touchdowns in southern Miller County. Felled 24" diameter pine trees damaged a mobile home on Mayhaw Road. One home was heavily damaged and nearby boat, camper and chicken house were destroyed. Many power lines were down countywide. |
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9/29/1998 | 730 pm | F1 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 2 | $750,000 | SD, SPC |
A strong F1 tornado destroyed a doublewide trailer off Cooktown Rd about 12 miles east of Colquitt. Two of the three occupants were critically injured. The tornado moved north and struck a neighboring farm and ripped roofs off outbuildings, twisted sheet metal, and destroyed a grain bin and farm equipment. |
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3/12/2001 | 515 pm | F1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 2 | $500,000 | SD, SPC |
An F1 tornado touched down just west of U.S. Highway 27 in southern Miller County and tracked east to North Eldorendo Road before it disspiated. Seven mobile homes were damaged. A roof was torn off a frame house. One frame house collapsed. Several sheds were damaged. One single-wide trailer was destroyed. An irrigation system was damaged. Storm damage surveyed by the NWS Tallahassee WCM. |
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9/15/2004 | 437 pm | F0 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $125,000 | SD, SPC |
A tornado caused minor damage to nine homes and two businesses in Colquitt. Reported by the Miller County EMA. |
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3/22/2005 | 135 pm | F3 | 15 | 1250 | 0 | 10 | $5,500,000 | SD, SPC |
The tornado, which crossed from Seminole County into Miller County, quickly intensified as it paralleled Highway 91. It damaged nearly 100 homes and destroyed 25 others along its path. It struck a 120+ acre farm on Nobles Road, destroying several storage buildings, welding shop, farrowing house and implement shed, and heavily damaging the family residence. Several irrigation pivots were damaged or destroyed. Many trees and power lines were down. Ten people were injured, two of those critically. The tornado weakened as it approached County Road 45. It continued its northeastward trek across County Road 310 and U.S. Highway 27, then dissipated about three miles southeast of Colquitt. The storm survey was conducted by the NWS Tallahassee WCM and SOO. |
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8/25/2008 | 902 pm | EF0 | 0.9 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 | SD, SPC |
A tornado touched down about three miles north of Enterprise. It first uprooted trees and tore the roof off a home on Mayhaw Road, then traveled northeast where it damaged a barn and destroyed a irrigation pivot on Joe Shingler Road. |
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3/3/2012 | 715 am | EF0 | 0.3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 | SD, SPC |
An NWS storm survey confirms that an EF0 briefly touched down on Cooktown Road. Damage occurred to one home with the tin roof and front porch torn off. Several pine trees were also snapped and uprooted. Maximum winds were estimated around 85 mph with a width estimated around 25 yards. The path length was estimated to be approximately 0.25-0.30 miles. Monetary damage was estimated. |
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1/2/2017 | 941 pm | EF1 | 2.70 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD |
An EF1 tornado touched down near Albany Highway and Kimbrel Road in eastern Miller County . The tornado traveled northeast, doing heavy damage to trees in along the path. A home and outbuildings were damaged near Highway 200 in Baker County before the tornado lifted. Max winds were estimated at 105 mph. |
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3/3/2019 | 702 pm | EF1 | 4.14 | 150 | 0 | 1 | $200,000 | SD |
An EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph initially touched down west of US-27 in Miller County near Brinson Road. Damage west of US-27 included a center pivot irrigation system overturned. One home in the area was blown off cinder blocks. Another home had roof damage where a corner of the roof was peeled off. A portion of the wall of this home was blown out. The tornado crossed US-27 and east of the highway destroyed a small modular home. This home had tie-downs to a cinder block foundation. The home was blown 60 ft to the south and destroyed. The occupant suffered serious injuries. As the tornado continued moving eastward, several trees were snapped or uprooted, with another pivot irrigation system overturned. The tornado lifted before Babcock Lake Road. Damage cost was estimated. |
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12/17/2019 | 927 am | EF1 | 6.56 | 200 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 | SD |
An EF1 tornado touched down along Phillipsburg Road north of Colquitt and moved northeastward across the northeast portions of the county before lifting just past Kelley Road. Damage to barns, farm equipment, and trees was noted and consistent with estimated winds near 110 mph. Damage cost was estimated. |
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*Sources |
G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT. |