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Date | Time (LST) | F/EF-Scale | Length (Miles) | Maximum Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Source* |
1/25/1933 | 800 am | F2 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 10 | $77,000 | G |
Moved NE, destroying five small homes in and near Barwick. A person was killed in two of them. Many other homes were unroofed and torn apart. |
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4/3/1933 | 715 pm | F2 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 15 | $6,000 | G |
A dozen "rather frail" homes were destroyed as a small tornado moved E across the southern part of Quitman. |
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3/26/1963 | 610 pm | F2 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | G, SD, SPC |
At Morven, a truck was picked up, carried 40 yards, and completely demolished. There was heavy damage to roofs, barns, and trees. One barn was destroyed. A car was moved 50 feet. |
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4/6/1963 | 630 pm | F2 | 8 | 300 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Moved NE from NE Brooks County to near Adel. Trees were uprooted and several barns were destroyed. |
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2/8/1971 | 700 am | F1 | 0.8 | 100 | 0 | 2 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
4/29/1971 | 430 pm | F1 | 11 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
4/13/1979 | 1200 pm | F1 | 1 | 200 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD |
5/25/1980 | 1230 pm | F1 | 0.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
7/4/1985 | 430 pm | F1 | 8.6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
11/11/1995 | 1219 pm | F1 | 0.3 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 | SD, SPC |
One repair garage was destroyed as a tornado moved across Highway 94. The tornado snapped several pine trees with one falling on a car and another on a house. |
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3/15/2001 | 812 am | F0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 | SD, SPC |
The F0 tornado moved northeast from northeast Thomas County along Highway 122, crossed the Thomas-Brooks County line near Pavo, then dissipated just northeast of Pavo in extreme northwest Brooks County. It uprooted several trees and downed some power lines. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
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1/22/2017 | 315 am | EF1 | 3.27 | 700 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 | SD, SPC |
This is a continuation of the Thomas county tornado . Damage in Brooks county was limited to EF1 intensity. The tornado mainly damaged trees and the roof of one residence before dissipating. Damage cost was estimated. |
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1/22/2017 | 329 am | EF3 | 6.34 | 700 | 2 | 0 | $500,000 | SD, SPC |
This was the second tornado to touch down from the same parent tornado that impacted Thomas and northwest Brooks Counties . The tornado touched down at EF-1 strength in northern Brooks County near Georgia Route 122 just west of the Moultrie Highway, snapping trees along the highway. Near the intersection of Georgia Route 133, or the Valdosta Highway, the tornado strengthened to EF-3 blowing out two of the four concrete walls of a small business building. Max winds were estimated near 140 mph. A short distance later, the tornado flipped a strapped-down double wide mobile home and tossed it about 100 feet into a drainage ditch and across Route 122. Two people inside the home were killed. Several nearby trees had their bark stripped off. The tornado then crossed Georgia Route 76 at EF-3 strength and ripped about a third of the second story from a well-built brick home. A short distance up the road, the tornado shifted a wood-framed home about 12 feet off its foundation while removing its second story . This tornado then continued into Cook and Berrien counties. Damage cost was estimated. |
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9/16/2020 | 340 pm | EF0 | 2.97 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD, SPC |
A tornado tracked along the Brooks/Thomas county line with damage to trees. A dual-pol tornadic debris signature was observed on radar. No structural damage was reported, and this tornado was rated EF0. |
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9/16/2020 | 346 pm | EF0 | 5.26 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD, SPC |
A tornado tracked along the Brooks/Lowndes county line with damage to trees. A dual-pol tornadic debris signature was observed on radar. No structural damage was reported, and this tornado was rated EF0. |
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4/6/2022 | 614 pm | EF0 | 3.24 | 200 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD, SPC |
This tornado was radar confirmed, touching down just west of Madison Highway in Brooks County and lifting before reaching I-75 in Lowndes County. Based on reports from emergency managers, only trees were uprooted or limbs snapped along the path of the tornado, with no structural damage reported. |
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4/6/2022 | 814 pm | EF1 | 7.07 | 300 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 | SD, SPC |
This is a continuation of the Thomas county EF1 tornado into Brooks county with max winds estimated at 105 mph. This tornado touched down just west of GA Highway 33 in Thomas County south of Barwick. The tornado crossed the highway and impacted a single family home causing roof and chimney damage to the residence. One barn was destroyed on site and another was heavily damaged. Homes directly east of the initial residence had only cosmetic damage, though large pecan trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado crossed Dixie Barwick Road southeast of Barwick where numerous trees in the area were snapped or uprooted. The tornado continued through rural portions of the county, damaging a barn south of Barwick Road. The tornado crossed Moore Road and caused substantial tree damage with several large pines snapped. An abandoned residence in the area suffered damage from fallen trees. The tornado crossed Barwick Road near Coffee Road and continued causing significant tree damage around a residence on Coffee Road . An outbuilding at this residence suffered structural damage . The tornado continued along Coffee Road, eventually lifting in the vicinity of Tallokas Road south of Willis Road. |
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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. |