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Dougherty County, GA
| Date | Time (LST) | F/EF-Scale | Length (Miles) | Maximum Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Source* |
| 3/27/1882 | 1100 pm | F2 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 10 | n/a | G |
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Hit 7m S of Albany, on the Newton Road. Homes and barns were destroyed. |
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| 4/23/1883 | 530 am | F4 | 25 | 400 | 8 | 50 | n/a | G |
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Moved ENE from NE Baker County, passing 8m S of Albany, to just east of Isabella. The eight deaths were on three plantations near Hardaway Station. Both tenant homes and main homes were destroyed. The destruction of a large main plantation home was a rare occurrence. Three people died in the new plantation home of a retired sea-captain who had just moved from Massachusetts. |
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| 1/3/1906 | 115 pm | F2 | 5 | 75 | 4 | 50 | $100,000 | G |
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Moved NE, then E along the NW edge of Albany. Dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed in a 12-block section of town. Three people died in a rural home 3m W of Albany, a nd a machinist died in the destruction of a chemical plant. The plant damage was $60,000 of the $100,000 total. |
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| 5/1/1909 | 330 am | F3 | 30 | 300 | 6 | 25 | n/a | G |
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Moved ENE from 2m S of Milford, passing 5m S of Albany. Six people were lifted as tenant homes were completely swept away on plantations S and SE of Albany. Damage was reported from at least 11 plantations. |
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| 3/31/1921 | 215 pm | F2 | 1.5 | 100 | 2 | 60 | $250,000 | G |
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Skipped to the E across the industrial area of north Albany. A dozen factories and many small homes were damaged. The tornado struck and damaged a chemical plant that had been destroyed by a tornado in 1905. One man was killed there, and another man died in a home that was under construction. |
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| 3/27/1932 | 650 pm | F2 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | n/a | G |
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A dozen homes were unroofed in Albany. A car was thrown 50 yards. |
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| 2/9/1937 | 1105 am | F2 | 5 | 150 | 0 | 1 | n/a | G |
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Moved NE, passing 9m NW of Albany. Three homes were destroyed and two damaged. |
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| 2/10/1940 | 420 am | F4 | 2 | 400 | 18 | 300 | $3,200,000 | G |
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Moved NE in SE Albany. About 1000 homes had some degree of damage. The tornado first touched down among old homes SW of the downtown area. There was $3,200,000 damage to a 32-block area, 10 blocks of which were stores, warehouses and offices. Most of the deaths were in poorly constructed homes along the Flint River. |
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| 11/15/1947 | 600 am | F2 | 0.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | n/a | G |
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Moved NE from 6m S of Albany, completely destroying one barn. |
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| 3/16/1948 | 505 pm | F2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 | G |
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Moved NNE across the west edge of Albany. Homes, barns, and garages were torn apart. At least one home was unroofed. Minimal F2. |
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| 12/25/1949 | 400 pm | F2 | 4 | 200 | 0 | 7 | n/a | G |
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Moved NE from 9m W of Albany. Three small homes were destroyed and others were damaged. Valuable cattle were killed. |
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| 11/16/1951 | 755 am | F1 | 0.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
| 1/28/1952 | 700 am | F1 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 7/24/1954 | 900 pm | F0 | 0.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
| 8/22/1955 | 300 pm | F0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $300 | SD, SPC |
| 4/3/1961 | 720 pm | F1 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 1 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 8/9/1965 | 430 pm | F2 | 0.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 2/13/1966 | 300 am | F1 | 0.5 | 500 | 0 | 1 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 4/26/1973 | 300 pm | F1 | 0.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 5/1/1989 | 1205 pm | F1 | 1 | 150 | 0 | 1 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
| 8/19/1992 | 248 pm | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 11/12/1992 | 430 pm | F1 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
| 6/16/1994 | 528 pm | F0 | 0.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $500 | SD, SPC |
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An aircraft pilot reported a tornado 10 miles west of Albany that briefly touched down along Georgia Highway 62. A few large trees were uprooted before the tornado dissipated. |
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| 11/7/1995 | 158 pm | F2 | 5 | 150 | 0 | 36 | $10,000,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado first touched down on the north side of the Albany Dougherty County Airport then moved east north-east for five miles to just past U.S. Highway 19. In two spots along the path the tornado lifted briefly. One of these breaks in the damage path occurred at an elementary school that was in session. The worst damage was to a Winn Dixie grocery store where many of the 36 injuries occurred. One side of the store was pulled out and collapsed to the side parking area. In the parking lot, numerous cars were moved about and a few turned over. Over 40 homes were destroyed with over 50 more severely damaged. Five businesses were severely damaged. |
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| 10/26/1997 | 1245 pm | F0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 | SD, SPC |
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F0 tornado touchdown just southwest of Albany near Walker. Roof damage and scattered debris along 1600 block of Oakridge Road. Minor structural damage to a warehouse and church. Numerous trees down. |
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| 12/16/2000 | 450 pm | F2 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $750,000 | SD, SPC |
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An F2 tornado damaged the main house and several surrounding structures at Abigail Plantation off Old Tallahassee Road, as well as several other homes on Old Dawson and Springhill Roads. Hundreds of plantation trees were uprooted. Downed power poles affected 300 customers in northwest Albany. A few storage buildings were damaged at the Cookville Trailer Park just west of Albany. Reported by the Dougherty County Police and WALB-TV Albany. |
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| 9/16/2004 | 630 am | F0 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 | SD, SPC |
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A weak tornado touched down just east of Williamsburg. Several homes near Gravel Hill Road sustained minor damage. Highway 133 near Pecan City was closed due to downed trees. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
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| 3/2/2007 | 1208 am | EF2 | 5.5 | 200 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 | SD, SPC |
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The EF2 tornado continued on its northeast track from northern Mitchell County into southeastern Dougherty County. It ripped carports and roof shingles off several homes on County Line Road and Jenkins Road. It also snapped hundreds off trees before it crossed into western Worth County. Ten homes suffered minor damage and two were heavily damaged. |
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| *Sources |
G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes
1680-1991. A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental
Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT. |
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