Tornadoes
Tornadoes are violent and rapidly rotating columns of air that form inside thunderstorms that connect with the ground, via a funnel, to the cloud. From 1950-2014, over 1,450 tornado reports were made in Georgia, which is an average of over 20 tornadoes per year. Of those reported, 82 were recorded as EF3 (winds over 135 mph) or greater.
Did You Know?
One of the country’s deadliest tornadoes was recorded in the state of Georgia on April 6, 1936. Known as The Gainesville Tornado (Hall County), it destroyed the town and killed over 200 people and injured nearly 1600.