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36373 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in 36373 Zip Code is about the same as Alabama average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 36373 Zip Code is much lower than Alabama average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #749
| 36373 Zip Code | 0.01 |
| Alabama | 0.08 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| 36373 Zip Code | 0.0000 |
| Alabama | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #642
| 36373 Zip Code | 180.01 |
| Alabama | 255.80 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 1,591 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 36373 Zip Code were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 0 | Cold: | 12 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 24 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 52 | Hail: | 338 | Heat: | 8 | Heavy Snow: | 21 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 4 | Ice Storm: | 10 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 26 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 983 | Tropical Storm: | 14 | Wildfire: | 2 | Winter Storm: | 9 | Winter Weather: | 29 |
| Other: | 58 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 36373 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 36373 Zip Code.
No historical earthquake events found in or near 36373 Zip Code.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 69 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 36373 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 8.8 | 1974-04-08 | 2 | 31°24'N / 85°08'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Henry | |||
| 9.6 | 2002-11-05 | 2 | 31°34'N / 85°18'W | 31°36'N / 85°13'W | 6.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 20 | 3.0M | 0 | Henry |
| Brief Description: The supercell thunderstorm which spawned the tornado in Dale County, produced another tornado which touched down just west of U.S. Highway 431, and tore through the center of Abbeville. It destroyed several single-family homes and mobile homes, and severely damaged numerous other homes and businesses, including the high school. Uprooted trees and power lines littered city streets, with nearly 2,000 residents without electricity. Twenty people were injured, with a half of those hospitalized. A man died when the tornado destroyed his home on Rock Hill Circle. Henry County was declared a state disaster area. Reported by the Henry County EMA. M54PH | |||||||||||
| 10.8 | 1997-01-05 | 2 | 31°27'N / 85°20'W | 31°30'N / 85°14'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 180K | 0.0M | Henry |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down north of Newville, knocking a small wood frame house off its blocks. Two miles further east the tornado caused extensive damage to a home and destroyed another unoccupied home. A barn was destroyed and several vehicles were damaged. The tornado then damaged a house two miles further east. Finally, another two miles east it damaged a house. | |||||||||||
| 11.2 | 1973-12-29 | 3 | 31°21'N / 85°21'W | 31°30'N / 85°10'W | 15.00 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Henry |
| 13.5 | 1961-11-23 | 2 | 31°24'N / 84°56'W | 0.90 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Early | |
| 14.3 | 1953-12-06 | 2 | 31°22'N / 85°16'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Henry | |
| 15.0 | 1954-03-29 | 2 | 31°22'N / 85°17'W | 2.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Henry | |
| 15.9 | 1954-12-05 | 2 | 31°23'N / 84°56'W | 31°25'N / 84°50'W | 6.40 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Early |
| 17.1 | 1971-04-30 | 2 | 31°35'N / 84°50'W | 31°34'N / 84°49'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Carroll |
| 18.6 | 1972-01-13 | 3 | 31°36'N / 85°24'W | 31°43'N / 85°22'W | 8.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Henry |
| 19.7 | 1964-10-04 | 2 | 31°48'N / 85°12'W | 0 | 2 | 3K | 0 | Barbour | |||
| 22.3 | 1972-01-13 | 3 | 31°43'N / 85°22'W | 31°50'N / 85°20'W | 8.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Barbour |
| 22.6 | 1954-12-05 | 2 | 31°14'N / 84°56'W | 31°15'N / 84°54'W | 2.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Early |
| 26.4 | 2000-12-16 | 2 | 31°16'N / 85°37'W | 31°26'N / 85°24'W | 17.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 0 | Dale |
| Brief Description: The F0 tornado moved northeast from extreme western Houston County into southeast Dale County. It rapidly intensified to an F2 tornado as it continued its intermittent track into the eastern portion of the county. A Midland City church annex lost parts of its roof and walls. Several homes in the Doe Run Subdivision south of Pinckard were destroyed and numerous others were damaged. In Pinckard, numerous trees and power lines were down. Many homes and businesses were damaged, some seriously. The tornado tracked northeast into western Henry County. Reported by the Dale County EMA. | |||||||||||
| 26.5 | 1971-04-30 | 2 | 31°34'N / 84°49'W | 31°29'N / 84°30'W | 19.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Calhoun |
| 26.8 | 1974-01-28 | 2 | 31°10'N / 85°17'W | 0.30 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Houston | |
| 27.3 | 1971-03-01 | 2 | 31°13'N / 85°24'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Houston | |||
| 28.3 | 2005-03-22 | 2 | 31°06'N / 85°10'W | 31°08'N / 85°07'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 4 | 750K | 0 | Houston |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down about a half mile west of Firetower Road. As it traveled northeast, it destroyed three barns on County Road 81, and destroyed two large homes just north of Turnpike Road. Four people were injured and transported to a hospital in Dothan. Several mobile homes were damaged, with numerous trees and power lines down. The storm survey was conducted by the NWS Tallahassee WCM and SOO. | |||||||||||
| 28.6 | 1961-06-20 | 2 | 31°08'N / 85°16'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Houston | |||
| 28.8 | 1982-04-05 | 2 | 31°08'N / 84°57'W | 31°08'N / 84°56'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Early |
| 29.1 | 1954-12-05 | 2 | 31°56'N / 85°23'W | 31°56'N / 85°05'W | 17.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 3K | 0 | Barbour |
| 29.8 | 1954-12-05 | 2 | 31°56'N / 85°05'W | 31°58'N / 84°57'W | 8.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Quitman |
| 29.8 | 1984-05-03 | 2 | 31°17'N / 85°36'W | 31°19'N / 85°29'W | 5.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Dale |
| 30.6 | 1982-04-05 | 2 | 31°08'N / 84°56'W | 31°08'N / 84°48'W | 7.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Miller |
| 30.9 | 1980-05-20 | 2 | 31°44'N / 85°35'W | 31°52'N / 85°28'W | 11.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Barbour |
| 31.4 | 1980-03-08 | 2 | 31°12'N / 85°38'W | 31°14'N / 85°22'W | 16.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Houston |
| 31.8 | 1986-11-25 | 3 | 31°38'N / 85°42'W | 31°53'N / 85°27'W | 22.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Barbour |
| 32.3 | 1973-12-30 | 3 | 31°27'N / 85°39'W | 1.50 Miles | 120 Yards | 0 | 14 | 3K | 0 | Dale | |
| 34.0 | 1971-04-23 | 3 | 31°46'N / 84°38'W | 31°48'N / 84°36'W | 3.30 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Randolph |
| 34.5 | 2005-03-22 | 2 | 31°03'N / 84°55'W | 31°04'N / 84°53'W | 2.80 Miles | 1000 Yards | 1 | 8 | 1.5M | 0 | Seminole |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down just south of U.S. Highway 84. It destroyed seven mobile homes and damaged 17 others. Many trees and power lines were down. A woman was killed when the tornado demolished her mobile home. Eight people suffered minor injuries. The storm survey was conducted by the NWS Tallahassee WCM and SOO. F34MH | |||||||||||
| 35.0 | 1954-04-16 | 2 | 31°20'N / 85°48'W | 31°27'N / 85°34'W | 16.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Dale |
| 35.1 | 2005-03-22 | 3 | 31°04'N / 84°53'W | 31°08'N / 84°41'W | 15.20 Miles | 1250 Yards | 0 | 10 | 5.5M | 0 | Miller |
| Brief Description: 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. | |||||||||||
| 35.4 | 1984-03-05 | 2 | 31°21'N / 85°44'W | 31°27'N / 85°39'W | 8.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 14 | 25.0M | 0 | Dale |
| 36.0 | 1955-10-16 | 2 | 31°19'N / 85°48'W | 31°25'N / 85°35'W | 14.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Dale |
| 36.3 | 1957-04-08 | 2 | 31°52'N / 84°42'W | 31°55'N / 84°38'W | 5.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Randolph |
| 36.5 | 1957-06-28 | 2 | 31°48'N / 85°40'W | 31°58'N / 85°28'W | 16.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Barbour |
| 36.5 | 1988-04-18 | 2 | 30°57'N / 85°10'W | 31°03'N / 84°54'W | 15.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Jackson |
| 37.0 | 1986-11-25 | 3 | 31°33'N / 85°46'W | 31°38'N / 85°42'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Dale |
| 37.2 | 2006-11-15 | 2 | 31°48'N / 85°39'W | 31°50'N / 85°38'W | 3.00 Miles | 650 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5K | 0K | Barbour |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The Hamilton Crossroads tornado crossed from Pike into Barbour County, and traveled another 3 miles before lifting. Damage in the Barbour County portion was relatively minor, and consisted of mainly downed trees. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong storm system brought severe weather and heavy rainfall to much of Central Alabama. | |||||||||||
| 38.2 | 1997-12-24 | 2 | 31°12'N / 85°38'W | 31°12'N / 85°38'W | 3.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 5 | 500K | 0 | Houston |
| Brief Description: Tornado skipped through a mobile home park along County Road 9 and Market Street. Two mobile homes destroyed with more than a dozen damaged. Large power poles and trees toppled. Winds overturned small airplane off County Road 81 near Harmon School. A large tree blown onto a house on County Road 75. Residence destroyed on Alabama Highway 84 West in Wicksburg. | |||||||||||
| 39.3 | 2006-11-15 | 2 | 31°37'N / 85°49'W | 31°48'N / 85°40'W | 15.00 Miles | 650 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0K | Pike |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado, which is believed to have initially touched down just across the Coffee County line near the Roeton community, entered Pike County about 1.5 miles southwest of Hamilton Crossroads. The tornado track crossed US Highway 231, State Highway 10, and State Highway 130 before crossing the Pea River into western Barbour County. Numerous trees were blown down or snapped off along the path. Numerous structures suffered significant damage, including a water tower that completely collapsed, a fire department building, and several homes. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong storm system brought severe weather and heavy rainfall to much of Central Alabama. | |||||||||||
| 40.0 | 1973-12-29 | 3 | 31°20'N / 85°48'W | 31°20'N / 85°42'W | 5.70 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Dale |
| 40.2 | 1971-02-07 | 2 | 30°56'N / 84°58'W | 31°02'N / 84°45'W | 14.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Seminole |
| 40.3 | 2008-02-17 | 2 | 32°05'N / 85°09'W | 32°08'N / 85°03'W | 8.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 4 | 120K | 0K | Russell |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down near the intersection of US Highway 431 and CR-51 in the southern portion of the county. It then tracked northeastward to the Chattahoochee River near the Cottonton community, before crossing the river into Georgia. The most significant damage was located near CR-12. At least two mobile homes were destroyed and two frame houses received significant damage. Numerous trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. At least one vehicle was flipped over. Four injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A broken squall line, sparked by an advancing cold front and strong upper level storm, caused severe thunderstorms and tornadoes across Central Alabama. | |||||||||||
| 40.4 | 1972-01-13 | 2 | 31°20'N / 85°48'W | 31°23'N / 85°44'W | 5.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 4 | 88 | 250K | 0 | Dale |
| 40.5 | 1971-04-23 | 3 | 31°48'N / 84°36'W | 31°55'N / 84°29'W | 10.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Paulding |
| 40.7 | 1971-03-02 | 3 | 31°41'N / 85°58'W | 31°44'N / 85°34'W | 23.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pike |
| 41.0 | 1994-03-09 | 2 | 31°36'N / 85°50'W | 31°36'N / 85°46'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 50K | Coffee |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down about two miles east of Frisco in the New Hope Community causing extensive damage. Five homes and two mobile homes were damaged; one chicken house was destroyed and five others were damaged. Two houses had the roofs blown completely off. | |||||||||||
| 41.1 | 1954-12-05 | 2 | 31°58'N / 84°57'W | 32°09'N / 84°39'W | 21.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 20 | 250K | 0 | Stewart |
| 41.2 | 1971-02-07 | 2 | 31°02'N / 84°45'W | 31°03'N / 84°39'W | 6.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Decatur |
| 41.7 | 1984-03-05 | 2 | 31°33'N / 85°49'W | 0.90 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Coffee | |
| 42.5 | 1961-04-09 | 2 | 32°03'N / 84°48'W | 32°05'N / 84°44'W | 4.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Stewart |
| 43.0 | 1972-01-13 | 2 | 31°19'N / 85°48'W | 31°20'N / 85°48'W | 1.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Coffee |
| 43.4 | 1954-04-16 | 2 | 31°19'N / 85°49'W | 31°20'N / 85°48'W | 1.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Coffee |
| 43.6 | 1971-03-03 | 3 | 31°43'N / 85°49'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pike | |
| 43.8 | 1986-11-25 | 3 | 31°23'N / 85°56'W | 31°33'N / 85°46'W | 14.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Coffee |
| 44.1 | 1955-10-16 | 2 | 31°19'N / 85°50'W | 31°19'N / 85°48'W | 1.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Coffee |
| 45.0 | 1974-12-19 | 3 | 31°43'N / 85°53'W | 31°50'N / 85°45'W | 11.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pike |
| 45.5 | 2007-03-01 | 4 | 31°16'N / 85°55'W | 31°22'N / 85°46'W | 10.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 9 | 50 | 250.0M | 0K | Coffee |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down just southwest of the Enterprise Municipal Airport. It caused minor damage to some houses. Four chicken houses were destroyed. The tornado then traveled northeast and quickly intensified as it moved into the Enterprise city limits. It severely damaged the high school just north of the downtown. Eight students were killed as walls collapsed on them while they took shelter in the interior hallways. Fifty more were injured. The football stadium was destroyed. Many vehicles surrounding the schools were overturned or tossed about. Several state roads were impassible due to debris and fallen utility poles and lines. The ninth fatality occurred where an elderly woman was standing behind a living room window of her home as the glass shattered. A nearby elementary school was heavily damaged with no deaths or injuries reported there. Damage near the high school and in northeast Enterprise reached low end EF-4. Damage assessments indicated 239 homes destroyed, 374 homes with major damage, 529 homes with minor damage, and 251 homes affected. Coffee County was declared a federal disaster area, with preliminary FEMA individual assistance figures totalling over $1 million. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a warm front over the Florida Panhandle and moved northeast across southeast Alabama and into extreme southwest Georgia during the afternoon hours of March 1. The strongest tornado, classified an EF-4, killed nine and injured 50 in Enterprise, Alabama. | |||||||||||
| 45.7 | 1959-03-21 | 2 | 31°20'N / 85°52'W | 31°22'N / 85°51'W | 2.70 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Coffee |
| 45.8 | 1973-12-29 | 3 | 31°19'N / 85°54'W | 31°20'N / 85°48'W | 5.90 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 11 | 2.5M | 0 | Coffee |
| 46.3 | 2007-03-01 | 3 | 31°55'N / 84°33'W | 31°58'N / 84°26'W | 8.00 Miles | 1790 Yards | 0 | 3 | 1.0M | 0K | Webster |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA concluded that a strong, violent, and long-lived EF3 tornado tracked across southeast Webster, much of Sumter, and far southern Macon counties. The tornado touched down near Chambliss on the Webster/Terrell county line and tracked east-northeast exiting the county into Sumter county near Bottsford. While the overall path length of the tornado was around 40 miles, the path length within Webster county was between seven and eight miles. While the tornado reached its maximum path width of 1.0 mile in Sumter county near Americus, it was determined to be less than this within Webster county. A path of significant damage was noted across southeast Webster county. A concrete block house and two machine shops on East Centerpoint Road just northeast of Chambliss were completely destroyed. Three injuries resulted from the damage here. Twenty-five feet of asphalt in front of the home was also ripped up by the tornado. On a nearby farm, five cows were killed when they were tossed about by the tornado. A tractor-trailer traveling on Georgia Highway 520 near Chambliss was overturned causing it to catch on fire and burn. Very nearby, at the intersection of Georgia Highway 520 and TV Tower Road, a 1096 foot Georgia Public Television transmission tower was destroyed when two-thirds of the tower was twisted off by the tornado and destroyed. Only 150 feet of the 1096 foot tower was left standing after the tornado passed. Numerous trees and power lines were also down in the area. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A major, negatively tilted and closed upper trough rotated through the mid-south and southeast U.S. on March 1st. A 150kt jet was located over the region at 250mb with a strong 50kt low-level jet from central Alabama into central Tennessee. A wedge of cool air was present over much of north central and northeast Georgia. Rain, which spread over this area early in the day, helped enhance the wedge of cool air. Little to no severe weather was noted north of the wedge boundary across north Georgia where the air mass remained relatively cool and stable. Meanwhile...a warm, humid air mass was present across much of central and south Georgia where dewpoints had risen well into the 60s during the afternoon. The strong upper dynamics present over this region combined with the instability just south of the wedge provided a very favorable environment for long lived, strong tornadoes. A total of 14 tornadoes affecting 17 counties tracked across central and east central Georgia and within the Peachtree City, Georgia county warning area during the late afternoon and evening hours of March 1st. This was the second greatest number of tornadoes recorded to have occurred in the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area within a 24-hour period, second only to the 16 tornadoes, affecting 18 counties, associated with Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The March 1st tornadoes spanned an area from Stewart county in the far southwest part of the county warning area to Warren county in the far east central portion of the county warning area. The first tornado touched down in Stewart county at 4:11 pm EST and the last tornado lifted in Marion county at 10:55 pm EST. By far the hardest hit county was Sumter county, and especially the city of Americus, where hundreds of homes and business, including the regional hospital, were heavily damaged or destroyed. Additional tornadoes were reported further south in Tallahassee and Jacksonville's, Florida's forecast areas. Federal disaster assistance had been approved for 1,836 households across the state for a total of $14.2 million. Another $5.8 million had been approved for public assistance of debris removal and to repair infrastructure. The Small Business Association also approved $7 million in disaster assistance loans. Overall damages, however, are estimated to be several hundred million. Substantial rainfall fell across much of the state, but rainfall amounts of three to five inches were common across central and east central areas. The heaviest rainfall fell in the Hancock, Putnam, and Baldwin county areas, where some spots received in excess of six inches of rain. Some flooding was reported in these areas. | |||||||||||
| 47.1 | 2007-03-01 | 2 | 31°19'N / 84°27'W | 31°24'N / 84°13'W | 15.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 6 | 3 | 1.3M | 0K | Baker |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An EF-2 tornado touched down in rural Baker County west of Newton, then traveled rapidly northeast, and caused extensive damage to a mobile home park a mile north of Newton. Six people died and three were injured when their mobile homes were demolished by the tornado. A church was destroyed on State Highway 37 a few miles west of Newton. GEMA and FEMA damage assessments determined ten minor damaged homes, nine major damaged homes, and 18 destroyed homes. The tornado crossed into northern Mitchell County north of Baconton. A state of emergency was declared by the Governor. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of March 1 ahead of advancing warm front across southwest Georgia, producing several reports of wind damage. Later that evening into the predawn hours of March 2, a squall line formed ahead of a cold front, with several reports of wind damage and tornadoes across portions of southwest and south central Georgia. One of the tornadoes tore through a mobile home park just north of Newton, killing six and injuring three. | |||||||||||
| 47.9 | 1954-12-05 | 2 | 31°50'N / 84°24'W | 31°51'N / 84°22'W | 2.70 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Terrell |
| 48.0 | 1969-04-18 | 2 | 30°49'N / 84°47'W | 31°03'N / 84°35'W | 20.00 Miles | 233 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Decatur |
| 48.2 | 1972-06-25 | 2 | 30°58'N / 85°36'W | 0.50 Mile | 27 Yards | 1 | 2 | 3K | 0 | Holmes | |
| 49.0 | 1975-01-12 | 2 | 30°47'N / 84°55'W | 31°05'N / 84°23'W | 37.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Seminole |
| 49.5 | 1983-05-16 | 3 | 31°23'N / 85°56'W | 1.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Coffee | |
| 49.8 | 2000-12-16 | 2 | 31°35'N / 84°20'W | 31°37'N / 84°12'W | 6.00 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 750K | 0 | Dougherty |
| Brief Description: An F2 tornado damaged the main house and several surrounding structures at Abigail Plantation off Old Tallahassee Road, as well as several other homes on Old Dawson and Springhill Roads. Hundreds of plantation trees were uprooted. Downed power poles affected 300 customers in northwest Albany. A few storage buildings were damaged at the Cookville Trailer Park just west of Albany. Reported by the Dougherty County Police and WALB-TV Albany. | |||||||||||
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.