Tornado History

Laurens Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Laurens, Georgia. The records below identify 33 tornadoes from 1956 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of EF2 (Considerable damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $5.4M, with 2 deaths and 5 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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33recorded tornadoes
EF2 (Considerable damage)highest rating
$5.4Mminimum property damage
May 9, 2024latest tornado
17.39 milongest listed path
581 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF2 May 11, 20082008EF2 February 21, 20142014EF2 April 15, 20072007EF2 April 5, 20172017EF1 May 11, 20082008EF1 May 11, 20082008F1 December 28, 20052005EF1 March 26, 20112011EF1 April 15, 20072007EF1 April 19, 20152015EF1 April 19, 20192019F1 November 8, 19961996F1 July 13, 19771977F1 May 15, 19951995F1 August 31, 1956F1 March 31, 1961EF1 April 5, 2022EF1 April 6, 2022EF1 April 6, 2022EF0 April 15, 2007EF0 May 24, 2017EF0 September 27, 2010EF0 January 21, 2017F0 March 6, 1996EF0 April 3, 2017EF0 April 7, 2018F0 August 31, 1956F0 June 3, 1965F0 December 28, 2005EF0 April 6, 2022EF0 March 25, 2023EF0 March 25, 2023EF0 May 9, 2024© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF2 (Considerable damage)4
  • F1 (Moderate damage)6
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)9
  • F0 (Light damage)4
  • EF0 (Light damage)10

Most Active Years

  • 20174
  • 20224
  • 20073
  • 20083
  • 19562
  • 19962
  • 20052
  • 20232

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
May 11, 2008EF2Laurens, Georgia13.79 mi250 yd22$1.4M
February 21, 2014EF2Laurens, Georgia14.06 mi200 yd00$500K
April 15, 2007EF2Laurens, Georgia6.03 mi200 yd03$400K
April 5, 2017EF2Laurens, Georgia17.39 mi400 yd00$150K
May 11, 2008EF1Laurens, Georgia1.88 mi581 yd00$900K
May 11, 2008EF1Laurens, Georgia0.39 mi200 yd00$900K
December 28, 2005F1Laurens, Georgia3 mi300 yd00$450K
March 26, 2011EF1Laurens, Georgia3.5 mi500 yd00$250K
April 15, 2007EF1Laurens, Georgia13.28 mi100 yd00$75K
April 19, 2015EF1Laurens, Georgia11.57 mi300 yd00$75K
April 19, 2019EF1Laurens, Georgia4.45 mi200 yd00$75K
November 8, 1996F1Laurens, Georgia4 mi50 yd00$50K

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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.