Albany, GA Tornado History — 96 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Albany, GA had?
Albany has had 96 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 4 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Albany?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Albany was an EF1 on March 16, 2025.
When is tornado season in Albany?
March is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Albany, with 15 on record. Spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Albany
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 33 total, averaging 1.6 per year over this window.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near Albany
34 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Albany since 1950, across 8 events. 632 injuries have been reported across all events. 2000 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F3 on February 13, 2000, which caused 11 fatalities along a 9.2-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Albany
About Tornadoes in Albany
This overview was written August 10, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
The Flint River winds past Albany through the flat pinewoods and pecan country of Georgia's coastal plain, low terrain where humid air off the Gulf of Mexico pushes inland with little to slow it. That setting gives the city a distinct seasonal rhythm: when the winter jet stream digs across the Deep South, Gulf moisture surges north into Dougherty County and meets sharp cold fronts, so the tornado threat leans toward the cool months, late fall through early spring, rather than the late-spring season familiar on the Great Plains. The event record maintained by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center shows that cool-season tilt running through every decade from the 1950s to the 2020s.
The cool season accounts for the storms Albany remembers. The F3 of February 14, 2000 killed 11 people and injured 175 along a 9.2-mile path. On January 22, 2017, an EF3 roughly a mile and a quarter wide traveled 70.4 miles across southwest Georgia, claiming 5 lives and injuring 88. Earlier generations knew the same calendar: an F2 on January 12, 1975 rode a track stretching 168.5 miles, and an F3 struck near the city on November 11, 1968. The rhythm continues, with an EF2 tracking 21.73 miles through the area on January 9, 2024. In Albany the tornado calendar runs opposite the national stereotype, and winter is when a warning deserves full attention.