Tornado History

Houston Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Houston, Georgia. The records below identify 22 tornadoes from 1953 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $28.8M, with 19 deaths and 313 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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22recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$28.8Mminimum property damage
March 31, 2025latest tornado
18.5 milongest listed path
820 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 April 30, 19531953EF3 April 5, 20222022EF2 January 21, 20172017F2 January 20, 19631963F1 March 21, 19801980F1 April 17, 19591959F1 March 21, 19801980EF1 April 1, 20162016EF1 April 3, 20172017EF1 November 23, 20142014F1 March 13, 19541954F1 March 31, 19611961F1 July 28, 19661966F1 April 10, 19901990F1 August 1, 1965F1 November 18, 1968EF0 January 21, 2017F0 July 28, 1968EF0 February 18, 2009EF0 April 3, 2024EF0 March 31, 2025EF0 March 31, 2025© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)9
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)3
  • F0 (Light damage)1
  • EF0 (Light damage)5

Most Active Years

  • 20173
  • 19682
  • 19802
  • 20252
  • 19531
  • 19541
  • 19591
  • 19611

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
April 30, 1953F4Houston, Georgia1 mi333 yd18300$25.0M
April 5, 2022EF3Houston, Georgia3.89 mi820 yd03N/A
January 21, 2017EF2Houston, Georgia8.64 mi350 yd00$250K
January 20, 1963F2Houston, Georgia7.9 mi33 yd01$25K
March 21, 1980F1Houston, Georgia5.4 mi33 yd02$2.5M
April 17, 1959F1Houston, Georgia0.1 mi33 yd00$250K
March 21, 1980F1Houston, Georgia4.5 mi67 yd00$250K
April 1, 2016EF1Houston, Georgia4.86 mi350 yd00$250K
April 3, 2017EF1Houston, Georgia5.88 mi600 yd00$100K
November 23, 2014EF1Houston, Georgia3.7 mi50 yd00$50K
March 13, 1954F1Houston, Georgia18.5 mi300 yd15$25K
March 31, 1961F1Houston, Georgia1 mi200 yd00$25K

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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.