Tornado Risk in Georgia

All Georgia counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index tornado score

Tornado risk — violently rotating columns of air capable of catastrophic local damage — is rated for 159 of 159 Georgia counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Cobb County carries the state's highest tornado score at 98.3, with $36M in expected annual tornado losses.

13 Georgia counties are rated High or Very High for tornado, and expected annual losses from tornado total roughly $433M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Tornado

#CountyTornado ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Cobb County
98.3
High 0.21 / yr $36M
2 Gwinnett County
97.5
High 0.26 / yr $23M
3 Fulton County
97.0
High 0.34 / yr $22M
4 DeKalb County
96.1
High 0.17 / yr $15M
5 Clayton County
95.8
High 0.09 / yr $13M
6 Richmond County
95.2
High 0.20 / yr $10M
7 Cherokee County
94.8
High 0.26 / yr $16M
8 Floyd County
94.8
High 0.38 / yr $10M
9 Forsyth County
94.3
High 0.14 / yr $16M
10 Hall County
94.1
High 0.24 / yr $11M
11 Whitfield County
94.0
High 0.18 / yr $9M
12 Walker County
93.1
High 0.34 / yr $9M
13 Carroll County
91.8
High 0.36 / yr $9M
14 Henry County
89.5
Medium 0.20 / yr $9M
15 Paulding County
88.9
Medium 0.22 / yr $9M
16 Bibb County
87.7
Medium 0.15 / yr $5M
17 Bartow County
87.1
Medium 0.33 / yr $8M
18 Polk County
86.3
Medium 0.23 / yr $4M
19 Columbia County
86.2
Medium 0.17 / yr $8M
20 Colquitt County
85.4
Medium 0.33 / yr $4M
21 Douglas County
85.0
Medium 0.13 / yr $7M
22 Catoosa County
84.5
Medium 0.11 / yr $6M
23 Chattooga County
84.5
Medium 0.24 / yr $4M
24 Mitchell County
81.6
Medium 0.34 / yr $3M
25 Decatur County
80.8
Medium 0.44 / yr $3M
26 Coweta County
80.7
Medium 0.31 / yr $5M
27 Fayette County
80.7
Medium 0.14 / yr $6M
28 Bulloch County
80.2
Medium 0.30 / yr $4M
29 Houston County
79.4
Medium 0.23 / yr $4M
30 Clarke County
79.4
Medium 0.07 / yr $4M
31 Dougherty County
79.2
Medium 0.22 / yr $3M
32 Tift County
78.1
Medium 0.15 / yr $3M
33 Murray County
77.7
Medium 0.21 / yr $3M
34 Chatham County
77.4
Medium 0.19 / yr $3M
35 Rockdale County
77.1
Medium 0.08 / yr $4M
36 Gordon County
77.0
Medium 0.23 / yr $4M
37 Grady County
76.1
Medium 0.30 / yr $2M
38 Coffee County
75.5
Medium 0.31 / yr $2M
39 Gilmer County
75.3
Medium 0.24 / yr $2M
40 Troup County
74.7
Medium 0.33 / yr $3M
41 Crisp County
74.2
Medium 0.18 / yr $2M
42 Dade County
74.0
Medium 0.13 / yr $2M
43 Lowndes County
73.8
Medium 0.26 / yr $3M
44 Walton County
73.8
Medium 0.20 / yr $3M
45 Newton County
73.3
Medium 0.17 / yr $4M
46 Muscogee County
71.3
Medium 0.16 / yr $2M
47 Jackson County
69.4
Medium 0.21 / yr $4M
48 Worth County
68.1
Medium 0.34 / yr $2M
49 Barrow County
66.4
Medium 0.10 / yr $3M
50 Lee County
66.4
Medium 0.25 / yr $3M
51 Sumter County
65.4
Medium 0.34 / yr $1M
52 Ben Hill County
64.7
Low 0.16 / yr $1M
53 Fannin County
63.9
Low 0.19 / yr $2M
54 Toombs County
63.8
Low 0.18 / yr $2M
55 Union County
63.2
Low 0.17 / yr $1M
56 Pickens County
62.4
Low 0.13 / yr $2M
57 Ware County
62.2
Low 0.45 / yr $1M
58 Early County
62.2
Low 0.43 / yr $1M
59 Spalding County
62.2
Low 0.13 / yr $2M
60 Lumpkin County
61.7
Low 0.16 / yr $2M
61 White County
61.3
Low 0.13 / yr $2M
62 Habersham County
60.7
Low 0.15 / yr $2M
63 McDuffie County
60.0
Low 0.14 / yr $1M
64 Emanuel County
58.8
Low 0.32 / yr $1M
65 Brooks County
58.6
Low 0.27 / yr $1M
66 Burke County
58.6
Low 0.41 / yr $1M
67 Madison County
58.5
Low 0.17 / yr $1M
68 Haralson County
58.2
Low 0.20 / yr $1M
69 Berrien County
58.1
Low 0.25 / yr $1M
70 Stephens County
56.8
Low 0.10 / yr $1M
71 Franklin County
53.8
Low 0.14 / yr $1M
72 Cook County
53.0
Low 0.13 / yr $1M
73 Wayne County
52.7
Low 0.26 / yr $1M
74 Tattnall County
52.3
Low 0.22 / yr $986K
75 Telfair County
52.2
Low 0.25 / yr $851K
76 Baldwin County
51.9
Low 0.14 / yr $1M
77 Hart County
51.9
Low 0.15 / yr $1M
78 Heard County
51.7
Low 0.22 / yr $829K
79 Dawson County
51.5
Low 0.12 / yr $2M
80 Jeff Davis County
51.4
Low 0.17 / yr $897K
81 Thomas County
51.2
Low 0.32 / yr $1M
82 Randolph County
50.3
Low 0.35 / yr $829K
83 Laurens County
50.1
Low 0.42 / yr $1M
84 Terrell County
50.1
Low 0.24 / yr $920K
85 Camden County
50.0
Low 0.30 / yr $1M
86 Putnam County
49.4
Low 0.21 / yr $843K
87 Turner County
49.4
Low 0.18 / yr $820K
88 Towns County
48.1
Low 0.08 / yr $736K
89 Effingham County
46.9
Low 0.21 / yr $1M
90 Jefferson County
46.8
Low 0.25 / yr $844K
91 Appling County
46.4
Low 0.23 / yr $841K
92 Rabun County
45.2
Low 0.18 / yr $741K
93 Meriwether County
45.1
Low 0.35 / yr $718K
94 Butts County
44.9
Low 0.12 / yr $863K
95 Screven County
44.8
Low 0.32 / yr $721K
96 Stewart County
44.4
Low 0.36 / yr $558K
97 Glynn County
43.1
Low 0.20 / yr $758K
98 Calhoun County
43.0
Low 0.22 / yr $586K
99 Greene County
42.3
Low 0.23 / yr $714K
100 Monroe County
42.1
Low 0.25 / yr $924K
101 Elbert County
40.9
Low 0.23 / yr $618K
102 Seminole County
40.7
Low 0.21 / yr $823K
103 Bryan County
40.6
Low 0.16 / yr $1M
104 Oconee County
40.5
Low 0.11 / yr $2M
105 Wilcox County
40.3
Low 0.24 / yr $664K
106 Jones County
40.0
Low 0.23 / yr $782K
107 Miller County
39.3
Low 0.22 / yr $602K
108 Upson County
39.0
Low 0.22 / yr $756K
109 Morgan County
38.7
Low 0.22 / yr $918K
110 Bacon County
37.5
Low 0.13 / yr $570K
111 Banks County
37.3
Low 0.13 / yr $837K
112 Harris County
36.7
Low 0.34 / yr $837K
113 Pierce County
36.6
Low 0.15 / yr $810K
114 Washington County
36.2
Low 0.33 / yr $549K
115 Liberty County
35.9
Low 0.20 / yr $974K
116 Irwin County
35.0
Low 0.21 / yr $672K
117 Lamar County
34.7
Low 0.12 / yr $624K
118 Macon County
34.6
Low 0.26 / yr $379K
119 Lincoln County
33.9
Low 0.16 / yr $558K
120 Evans County
33.7
Low 0.08 / yr $460K
121 Clay County
32.9
Low 0.18 / yr $337K
122 Candler County
32.8
Low 0.11 / yr $499K
123 Taylor County
32.0
Low 0.25 / yr $337K
124 Montgomery County
32.0
Low 0.13 / yr $422K
125 Wheeler County
31.4
Low 0.16 / yr $340K
126 Lanier County
31.1
Low 0.10 / yr $471K
127 Brantley County
30.7
Low 0.18 / yr $544K
128 Jenkins County
30.7
Low 0.17 / yr $410K
129 Jasper County
30.6
Low 0.22 / yr $461K
130 Dodge County
30.3
Low 0.29 / yr $367K
131 Clinch County
29.9
Low 0.40 / yr $313K
132 Pike County
29.7
Low 0.15 / yr $445K
133 Johnson County
29.6
Low 0.14 / yr $307K
134 Wilkes County
29.3
Low 0.27 / yr $340K
135 Dooly County
28.9
Low 0.25 / yr $480K
136 Hancock County
28.8
Low 0.24 / yr $262K
137 Atkinson County
28.8
Low 0.17 / yr $428K
138 Oglethorpe County
28.7
Low 0.26 / yr $464K
139 Warren County
28.7
Low 0.15 / yr $274K
140 Bleckley County
28.4
Low 0.13 / yr $351K
141 Pulaski County
27.9
Low 0.15 / yr $298K
142 Quitman County
27.5
Low 0.13 / yr $236K
143 Charlton County
27.2
Low 0.40 / yr $257K
144 Peach County
27.0
Low 0.09 / yr $400K
145 Baker County
26.7
Low 0.24 / yr $248K
146 Talbot County
26.7
Low 0.27 / yr $230K
147 Long County
25.9
Very Low 0.15 / yr $510K
148 Twiggs County
25.7
Very Low 0.21 / yr $239K
149 Marion County
25.3
Very Low 0.25 / yr $233K
150 Crawford County
22.6
Very Low 0.21 / yr $351K
151 Treutlen County
22.5
Very Low 0.10 / yr $290K
152 Chattahoochee County
20.4
Very Low 0.17 / yr $319K
153 McIntosh County
18.4
Very Low 0.17 / yr $138K
154 Webster County
18.2
Very Low 0.16 / yr $140K
155 Glascock County
17.6
Very Low 0.07 / yr $155K
156 Wilkinson County
16.6
Very Low 0.22 / yr $158K
157 Schley County
14.1
Very Low 0.11 / yr $165K
158 Echols County
12.6
Very Low 0.19 / yr $133K
159 Taliaferro County
11.4
Very Low 0.10 / yr $50K

159 Georgia counties with measurable tornado risk. See the national tornado ranking or all Georgia counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Georgia county has the highest tornado risk?

Cobb County has the highest FEMA tornado risk score in Georgia at 98.3 (High), with $36M in expected annual losses and about 0.21 events per year.

How many Georgia counties face significant tornado risk?

159 Georgia counties record measurable tornado risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 13 of them are rated High or Very High.

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