Berrien County, GA Tornado Database

Berrien County, GA

Date	Time (LST)	F/EF-Scale	Length (Miles)	Maximum Width (Yards)	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Source*
7/4/1886	205 pm	F2	1	n/a	0	2	n/a	G
Hit 3m N of Nashville. Two homes were destroyed.
4/26/1932	500 pm	F3	6	200	5	3	$15,000	G
Moved NE, passing 7m SE of Nashville. A mother and two children were killed in one of seven homes that were destroyed. Most of the furnishings were found over a mile away.
5/11/1952	719 am	F3	4.3	200	0	10	$2,500,000	G, SD, SPC
Moved NE through the heart of Alapaha. This tornado destroyed the school, and damaged or destroyed all 32 homes in the town. Only the churches were left standing.
6/30/1959	600 pm	F1	0.5	33	0	0	$2,500	SD, SPC
6/8/1962	352 pm	F1	2	30	0	0	$250,000	SD, SPC
3/12/1968	1130 am	F1	0.5	100	0	0	$2,500	SD, SPC
12/30/1973	1219 pm	F0	0.1	20	0	0	$250,000	SD, SPC
4/8/1974	715 pm	F1	4	250	0	4	$250,000	G, SD
Skipped E from near Lester, where one woman was killed in a mobile home. The next significant damage was at Alapaha, where the police station was destroyed.
1/25/1975	1100 am	F1	10	50	0	0	$25,000	SD, SPC
4/4/1980	1100 am	F1	0.2	20	0	0	$2,500	SD, SPC
7/25/1991	100 pm	F1	0.7	27	0	0	$25,000	SD, SPC
6/11/1993	555 pm	F1	1.0	30	0	0	n/a	SD, SPC
6/25/1994	1130 am	F0	0.7	20	0	0	$5,000	SD, SPC
A small and short-lived tornado was reported by county emergency management officials to skip along Georgia Highway 135. A path of downed trees and power lines was the only known damage.
1/22/2017	349 am	EF3	7.42	700	2	0	$500,000	SD, SPC
The EF3 tornado from northeast Brooks and Cook counties progressed into Berrien County where it completely removed the second story of a wood frame home on South Coffee Road. Just up the road, a well-strapped double wide home was completely removed and tossed into nearby trees and hedges. The last of the EF3 damage occurred on Old Lois Road where most of the roof of a brick home was removed. An add-on room on the back of the home was flattened by a massive live oak tree crushing two occupants to death in their bed. The tornado continued past Old Valdosta Road stripping bark from several trees in the area and then produced EF2 damage just past U.S. Route 129 on County Road before lifting. Damage cost was estimated.
4/8/2020	722 pm	EF0	1.75	300	0	0	$50,000	SD, SPC
A brief tornado touched down in Ray City, with damage to trees and minor damage to structures. The tornado moved east out of Ray City and dissipated before reaching Lakeland. Straight line winds damage was observed however in Lanier County from U.S. Route 129 through parts of Lakeland to near the Clinch County line. Max winds were estimated near 80 mph.
6/14/2023	535 pm	EF0	0.10	50	0	0	$0	SD, SPC
A brief tornado was spotted near Highway 76 in a rural area. No damage was reported.
*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