Tornado History

Dawson Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Dawson, Georgia. The records below identify 4 tornadoes from 1954 through 2002, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $2.7M, with 5 deaths and 16 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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4recorded tornadoes

F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating

$2.7Mminimum property damage

November 11, 2002latest tornado

6.8 milongest listed path

200 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F4 (Devastating damage)1
F2 (Considerable damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)2

Most Active Years

19541
19581
19741
20021

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
April 3, 1974	F4	Dawson, Georgia	6.8 mi	200 yd	5	13	$2.5M
November 11, 2002	F2	Dawson, Georgia	3 mi	100 yd	0	3	$200K
April 8, 1954	F1	Dawson, Georgia	4.7 mi	200 yd	0	0	$25K
April 22, 1958	F1	Dawson, Georgia	0.3 mi	17 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.