Tornado History

Cook Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Cook, Georgia. The records below identify 14 tornadoes from 1973 through 2023, including a highest listed rating of EF3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $2.3M, with 7 deaths and 45 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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14recorded tornadoes

EF3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$2.3Mminimum property damage

January 22, 2023latest tornado

13.99 milongest listed path

700 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF3 (Severe damage)1
EF2 (Considerable damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)4
EF1 (Moderate damage)3
F0 (Light damage)2
EF0 (Light damage)3

Most Active Years

20172
20202
19731
19771
19781
19891
19911
20001

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Deaths	Injuries	Min. property damage
January 22, 2017	EF3	Cook, Georgia	10.9 mi	700 yd	7	45	$1.5M
January 22, 2023	EF2	Cook, Georgia	5.89 mi	80 yd	0	0	$500K
April 23, 2020	EF1	Cook, Georgia	13.99 mi	650 yd	0	0	$100K
December 30, 2021	EF1	Cook, Georgia	2.19 mi	150 yd	0	0	$100K
April 25, 1973	F1	Cook, Georgia	0 mi	50 yd	0	0	$25K
April 5, 1977	F1	Cook, Georgia	5.4 mi	333 yd	0	0	$25K
April 18, 1978	F1	Cook, Georgia	9.5 mi	33 yd	0	0	$25K
March 30, 1989	F1	Cook, Georgia	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0	$25K
August 23, 2008	EF1	Cook, Georgia	1.4 mi	75 yd	0	0	$25K
June 26, 2016	EF0	Cook, Georgia	0.01 mi	10 yd	0	0	$5K
May 24, 2017	EF0	Cook, Georgia	1.12 mi	568 yd	0	0	$5K
April 30, 1991	F0	Cook, Georgia	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0	$2K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.