Decatur County, GA Tornado Database

Decatur County, GA

Date	Time (LST)	F/EF-Scale	Length (Miles)	Maximum Width (Yards)	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Source*
4/1/1948	300 am	F2	15	200	0	9	n/a	G
Moved ENE from south of Reynoldsville, where a home was destroyed and trees were uprooted. After a dozen miles of timber damage, the tornado unroofed and tore apart homes near Bainbridge.
9/4/1948	110 am	F2	10	200	2	12	$30,000	G
A "giant ice cream cone" funnel moved NNW from 2m S of Havana, Florida, passing across the west part of that town. Two children were killed in one of eight homes that were destroyed. Nine tobacco farms were destroyed. In Georgia, losses totalled $30,000 in and near the "Belcher" community.
4/4/1960	600 am	F1	0.5	33	0	0	$2,500	SD, SPC
12/28/1968	444 am	F3	0.5	100	0	0	$25,000	SD, SPC
4/18/1969	800 am	F2	20	233	0	1	$25,000	SD, SPC
7/24/1969	824 am	F1	0.2	33	0	2	$25,000	SD, SPC
5/15/1970	700 pm	F2	0.4	40	0	0	$250,000	SD, SPC
2/7/1971	820 am	F2	6	300	0	0	$250,000	G, SD, SPC
Skipped ENE, passing near Iron City and Eldorendo. Several homes were torn apart near those two towns. Barns were destroyed and trailers were overturned.
1/13/1972	745 am	F2	2	300	0	3	$25,000	G, SD, SPC
Moved NE from 1m SW of Faceville. Two small homes were demolished. Other farm builldings were destroyed and a large freezer was carried 100 yards.
6/25/1972	530 pm	F1	0.5	50	0	0	$25,000	SD, SPC
10/27/1972	1230 pm	F1	4.1	100	0	0	$25,000	SD, SPC
10/27/1972	1257 pm	F1	0.5	100	0	0	$2,500	SD, SPC
10/27/1972	115 pm	F2	1	100	0	0	$250,000	SD, SPC
4/26/1973	130 pm	F2	0.1	73	0	0	$250,000	SD, SPC
5/11/1974	430 pm	F1	1	50	0	0	$250,000	SD, SPC
1/12/1975	1020 am	F2	30	100	1	18	n/a	G, SPC
Skipped NE from near Reynoldsville, Yates Springs, and ending NE of Camilla. Buildings were destroyed at the Bainbridge Indutrial Park, but most of the damage was to homes and forests in Mitchell County. About 100 frame homes were damaged, as were 50 mobile homes.
4/4/1979	1100 am	F1	0.1	50	0	0	$25,000	SD, SPC
4/18/1988	740 pm	F2	2.7	80	0	3	$2,500,000	G, SD, SPC
Moved NE from 4m W of Bainbridge. Seventeen mobile homes were severely damaged or destroyed. The three injuries were serious. An auto repair shop was destroyed, and hundreds of tree were either uprooted or snapped off along the path. Minimal F2.
11/11/1995	1108 am	F1	0.1	30	0	0	$10,000	SD, SPC
A tornado touched down near Spring Creek and Airport Road causing structural damage to several residences.
3/6/1996	700 pm	F0	0.1	25	0	0	n/a	SD, SPC
County 911 reported a tornado touchdown. No damage was reported.
9/29/1998	530 pm	F0	0.6	40	0	0	$50,000	SD, SPC
A brief F0 tornado touchdown just south of Bainbridge on GA 97. Some trees and power lines down.
2/13/2000	1119 pm	F1	0.3	50	0	1	$1,000,000	SD, SPC
A tornado destroyed several homes, and downed trees and power lines at the intersection of CR 97 and CR 262. One person was injured by flying debris. Decatur County was declared a federal disaster area. Reported by the Decatur County EMA.
3/15/2001	610 am	F2	1	200	0	4	$500,000	SD, SPC
An F2 tornado touched down on Fewell Road in the Bell Dixon Community and tracked northeast into western Grady County. Debris was scattered over a wide area. Four persons were injured, one critically. Five homes sustained roof and window damage. Numerous trees and power lines down. One house was destroyed and eight others were severely damaged. A double-wide mobile home on Bell Dixon Road was lifted from its foundation and reduced to bits of debris in a neighboring field. Reported by the Decatur County EMA and Bainbridge Post Searchlight.
8/29/2005	526 pm	F0	3	50	0	0	n/a	SD, SPC
A small tornado briefly touched down just south of Brinson. It moved north and crossed U.S. Highway 84 near Spring Creek Road. No damage was reported by the public.
2/18/2008	138 am	EF0	2	75	0	0	$75,000	SD, SPC
The same supercell thunderstorm which spawned the EF1 tornado in Gadsden County Florida produced a brief EF0 tornado about five miles west of Attapulgus. The tornado uprooted trees which fell on several homes along Stephens Jenkins Road.
3/3/2012	830 am	EF0	3.27	25	0	0	$35,000	SD, SPC
An NWS Storm Survey confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down near Vada Road and moved northeastward with intermittent damage before lifting about 5 minutes later. An attached garage of a home was destroyed along with a farm equipment shed. A car was also flipped. Maximum winds were estimated around 80 mph. Monetary damage was estimated.
*Sources	G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT. SD - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1950-2009: Storm Data. National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC. SPC - Storm Prediction Center Database