Savannah, GA Tornado History — 73 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Savannah, GA had?
Savannah has had 73 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 2 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Savannah?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Savannah was an EF0 on July 10, 2025.
When is tornado season in Savannah?
April is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Savannah, 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 Savannah
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 24 total, averaging 1.2 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 Savannah
8 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Savannah since 1950, across 4 events. 134 injuries have been reported across all events. 1998 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F2 on April 9, 1998, which caused 4 fatalities along a 24.5-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Savannah
About Tornadoes in Savannah
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.
Atlantic moisture is rarely in short supply over Savannah, and when a cold front or upper-level trough drags wind shear across the Georgia coastal plain, that humid air can be tipped into rotation. Flat, low-lying terrain threaded with tidal marshes and river floodplains does little to blunt storm inflow, while sea-breeze boundaries drifting ashore supply local spin that passing squall lines can exploit.
Those ingredients have produced damaging tornadoes across many decades. On April 18, 1969, an F2 tracked 217.8 miles through the region and injured 30 people. April 9, 1998 proved harsher, when an F3 killed 2 people and injured 17 while a companion F2 ran 24.5 miles, killing 4 and injuring 31. On April 5, 2022, an EF4 carved a 14.39-mile track up to 1300 yards wide west of the city, killing 1 person and injuring 12.
Spring is the prime season, when frontal systems still sweep the Southeast, while September brings tropical rainbands that can spin up brief coastal tornadoes; even quiet midsummer produced an EF0 on July 10, 2025. The event list and decade breakdown elsewhere on this page draw on live data rooted in the archive of the NOAA Storm Prediction Center.