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Georgia tornado risk

159 counties scored 0 rated Very High

Cobb County has the highest tornado risk in Georgia, scoring 98.3 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index. Recorded tornado events across Georgia have decreased 19% over the past five years compared to the prior five-year period.

# County NRI score Rating NOAA events
2016–2026
1 Cobb County 98.3 Relatively High 4
2 Gwinnett County 97.5 Relatively High 1
3 Fulton County 97 Relatively High 10
4 DeKalb County 96.1 Relatively High 5
5 Clayton County 95.8 Relatively High 3
6 Richmond County 95.2 Relatively High 0
7 Cherokee County 94.8 Relatively High 4
8 Floyd County 94.8 Relatively High 3
9 Forsyth County 94.3 Relatively High 3
10 Hall County 94.1 Relatively High 4
11 Whitfield County 94 Relatively High 1
12 Walker County 93.1 Relatively High 2
13 Carroll County 91.8 Relatively High 7
14 Henry County 89.5 Relatively Moderate 8
15 Paulding County 88.9 Relatively Moderate 2
16 Bibb County 87.7 Relatively Moderate 9
17 Bartow County 87.1 Relatively Moderate 5
18 Polk County 86.3 Relatively Moderate 0
19 Columbia County 86.2 Relatively Moderate 1
20 Colquitt County 85.4 Relatively Moderate 9
21 Douglas County 85 Relatively Moderate 2
22 Catoosa County 84.5 Relatively Moderate 2
23 Chattooga County 84.5 Relatively Moderate 2
24 Mitchell County 81.6 Relatively Moderate 5
25 Decatur County 80.8 Relatively Moderate 5
26 Coweta County 80.7 Relatively Moderate 11
27 Fayette County 80.7 Relatively Moderate 5
28 Bulloch County 80.2 Relatively Moderate 2
29 Clarke County 79.4 Relatively Moderate 0
30 Houston County 79.4 Relatively Moderate 9
31 Dougherty County 79.2 Relatively Moderate 2
32 Tift County 78.1 Relatively Moderate 4
33 Murray County 77.7 Relatively Moderate 2
34 Chatham County 77.4 Relatively Moderate 8
35 Rockdale County 77.1 Relatively Moderate 1
36 Gordon County 77 Relatively Moderate 8
37 Grady County 76.1 Relatively Moderate 6
38 Coffee County 75.5 Relatively Moderate 8
39 Gilmer County 75.3 Relatively Moderate 5
40 Troup County 74.7 Relatively Moderate 6
41 Crisp County 74.2 Relatively Moderate 5
42 Dade County 74 Relatively Moderate 1
43 Lowndes County 73.8 Relatively Moderate 3
44 Walton County 73.8 Relatively Moderate 3
45 Newton County 73.3 Relatively Moderate 7
46 Muscogee County 71.3 Relatively Moderate 5
47 Jackson County 69.4 Relatively Moderate 3
48 Worth County 68.1 Relatively Moderate 7
49 Barrow County 66.4 Relatively Moderate 1
50 Lee County 66.4 Relatively Moderate 4
51 Sumter County 65.4 Relatively Moderate 4
52 Ben Hill County 64.7 Relatively Low 1
53 Fannin County 63.9 Relatively Low 2
54 Toombs County 63.8 Relatively Low 3
55 Union County 63.2 Relatively Low 0
56 Pickens County 62.4 Relatively Low 2
57 Early County 62.2 Relatively Low 16
58 Spalding County 62.2 Relatively Low 14
59 Ware County 62.2 Relatively Low 7
60 Lumpkin County 61.7 Relatively Low 2
61 White County 61.3 Relatively Low 1
62 Habersham County 60.7 Relatively Low 3
63 McDuffie County 60 Relatively Low 1
64 Emanuel County 58.8 Relatively Low 5
65 Brooks County 58.6 Relatively Low 6
66 Burke County 58.6 Relatively Low 7
67 Madison County 58.5 Relatively Low 2
68 Haralson County 58.2 Relatively Low 3
69 Berrien County 58.1 Relatively Low 3
70 Stephens County 56.8 Relatively Low 2
71 Franklin County 53.8 Relatively Low 1
72 Cook County 53 Relatively Low 7
73 Wayne County 52.7 Relatively Low 3
74 Tattnall County 52.3 Relatively Low 1
75 Telfair County 52.2 Relatively Low 3
76 Baldwin County 51.9 Relatively Low 5
77 Hart County 51.9 Relatively Low 2
78 Heard County 51.7 Relatively Low 3
79 Dawson County 51.5 Relatively Low 0
80 Jeff Davis County 51.4 Relatively Low 3
81 Thomas County 51.2 Relatively Low 8
82 Randolph County 50.3 Relatively Low 8
83 Laurens County 50.1 Relatively Low 15
84 Terrell County 50.1 Relatively Low 3
85 Camden County 50 Relatively Low 7
86 Putnam County 49.4 Relatively Low 2
87 Turner County 49.4 Relatively Low 3
88 Towns County 48.1 Relatively Low 0
89 Effingham County 46.9 Relatively Low 4
90 Jefferson County 46.8 Relatively Low 3
91 Appling County 46.4 Relatively Low 2
92 Rabun County 45.2 Relatively Low 1
93 Meriwether County 45.1 Relatively Low 8
94 Butts County 44.9 Relatively Low 6
95 Screven County 44.8 Relatively Low 4
96 Stewart County 44.4 Relatively Low 7
97 Glynn County 43.1 Relatively Low 5
98 Calhoun County 43 Relatively Low 4
99 Greene County 42.3 Relatively Low 2
100 Monroe County 42.1 Relatively Low 6
101 Elbert County 40.9 Relatively Low 3
102 Seminole County 40.7 Relatively Low 2
103 Bryan County 40.6 Relatively Low 2
104 Oconee County 40.5 Relatively Low 0
105 Wilcox County 40.3 Relatively Low 6
106 Jones County 40 Relatively Low 3
107 Miller County 39.3 Relatively Low 3
108 Upson County 39 Relatively Low 12
109 Morgan County 38.7 Relatively Low 0
110 Bacon County 37.5 Relatively Low 2
111 Banks County 37.3 Relatively Low 3
112 Harris County 36.7 Relatively Low 7
113 Pierce County 36.6 Relatively Low 2
114 Washington County 36.2 Relatively Low 14
115 Liberty County 35.9 Relatively Low 6
116 Irwin County 35 Relatively Low 2
117 Lamar County 34.7 Relatively Low 3
118 Macon County 34.6 Relatively Low 5
119 Lincoln County 33.9 Relatively Low 0
120 Evans County 33.7 Relatively Low 1
121 Clay County 32.9 Relatively Low 6
122 Candler County 32.8 Relatively Low 0
123 Montgomery County 32 Relatively Low 1
124 Taylor County 32 Relatively Low 7
125 Wheeler County 31.4 Relatively Low 2
126 Lanier County 31.1 Relatively Low 2
127 Brantley County 30.7 Relatively Low 1
128 Jenkins County 30.7 Relatively Low 0
129 Jasper County 30.6 Relatively Low 2
130 Dodge County 30.3 Relatively Low 6
131 Clinch County 29.9 Relatively Low 4
132 Pike County 29.7 Relatively Low 7
133 Johnson County 29.6 Relatively Low 2
134 Wilkes County 29.3 Relatively Low 0
135 Dooly County 28.9 Relatively Low 3
136 Atkinson County 28.8 Relatively Low 4
137 Hancock County 28.8 Relatively Low 2
138 Oglethorpe County 28.7 Relatively Low 1
139 Warren County 28.7 Relatively Low 1
140 Bleckley County 28.4 Relatively Low 7
141 Pulaski County 27.9 Relatively Low 1
142 Quitman County 27.5 Relatively Low 4
143 Charlton County 27.2 Relatively Low 2
144 Peach County 27 Relatively Low 8
145 Baker County 26.7 Relatively Low 4
146 Talbot County 26.7 Relatively Low 12
147 Long County 25.9 Very Low 2
148 Twiggs County 25.7 Very Low 13
149 Marion County 25.3 Very Low 0
150 Crawford County 22.6 Very Low 5
151 Treutlen County 22.5 Very Low 3
152 Chattahoochee County 20.4 Very Low 2
153 McIntosh County 18.4 Very Low 0
154 Webster County 18.2 Very Low 4
155 Glascock County 17.6 Very Low 0
156 Wilkinson County 16.6 Very Low 10
157 Schley County 14.1 Very Low 1
158 Echols County 12.6 Very Low 1
159 Taliaferro County 11.4 Very Low 0

Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the highest tornado risk county in Georgia?

Cobb County, GA has the highest tornado risk in Georgia, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 98.3 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").

What causes tornado risk in Georgia?

Tornado risk concentrates in the central and southern plains ("Tornado Alley") and the Southeast ("Dixie Alley"), where atmospheric conditions favor supercell thunderstorm development. The highest scores often belong to counties with significant mobile home and manufactured housing stock, which carries disproportionate tornado mortality risk.