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Tallahassee, Florida

Calhoun County, GA

Date Time (LST) F/EF-Scale Length (Miles) Maximum Width (Yards) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage Source*
3/22/1897 830 am F2 1 100 8 23 n/a G

Moved ENE at the edge of Arlington, destroying the Arlington Academy. At least eight of the 29 students in the school were killed. The students and his two teachers were gathered at the windows to watch the storm when they suddenly realized what was happening. Half of the two-year-old school was blown apart and or collpased. It took hours for the rescuers, working in a torrential rain, to free the injured.
1/18/1936 1100 pm F3 4 500 7 30 $15,000 G

Moved ENE near Edison, destroying six barns and sweeping away a dozen tenant homes. Bodies were carried up to 200 yards.
11/8/1957 900 am F1 10 33 0 0 $25,000 SD
3/7/1958 400 pm F1 2 200 0 2 $25,000 SD, SPC
4/30/1971 730 am F2 20 100 0 0 $25,000 SD
12/26/1973 1100 am F1 0.1 10 0 0 $2,500 SD, SPC
1/20/1974 630 pm F1 0.1 60 0 1 $25,000 SD, SPC
2/19/1974 630 am F1 1 150 0 1 $2,500,000 SD, SPC
9/15/2004 442 pm F0 0.2 50 0 0 $5,000 SD, SPC

Brief touchdown of a tornado downed trees and power lines. Reported by the Calhoun County EMA.
1/13/2005 602 pm F1 2 100 0 0 $5,000 SD, SPC

After crossing the Early-Calhoun County line, the tornado weakened slightly as it plowed through a pine forest. It blew several large trees across a railroad track before dissipating over an open field west of Arlington. The ground assessment was conducted by a SKYWARN storm spotter. The aerial assessment was conducted by the Georgia State Patrol.
4/14/2007 845 pm EF1 0.8 50 0 0 $10,000 SD, SPC

A weak tornado briefly touched down just north of Morgan. It damaged a structure and felled numerous trees.A squall line of thunderstorms produced straight-line wind damage and three tornadoes across portions of southwest and south central Georgia during the evening and late night hours of April 14-15.
*Sources

G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991.  A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT.
SD - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1950-2007: Storm Data. National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC.
SPC - Storm Prediction Center Database
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