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Grady County, GA
| Date | Time (LST) | F/EF-Scale | Length (Miles) | Maximum Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Source* |
| 7/6/1916 | 230 am | F2 | 2 | n/a | 1 | 3 | n/a | G |
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This hurricane-spawned tornado moved NW, 10m N of Cairo. The death and injuries were in one destroyed home. It was carried 150 feet, then blown apart and scattered oer a 10-acre field. |
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| 7/6/1916 | 500 pm | F2 | 2 | n/a | 0 | 2 | n/a | G |
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Moved NW, passing 10m N of Cairo. Two homes were destroyed. |
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| 3/12/1923 | 900 am | F2 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 10 | $10,000 | G |
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Twenty small homes were destroyed as a tornado hit the little sawmill town of "Boydville," 18m E of Bainbridge. Pieces of homes were "left swinging in telephone wires," a half mile away. |
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| 10/31/1932 | 300 pm | F2 | 15 | 100 | 1 | 30 | $20,000 | G |
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Moved NE, passing a few miles south of Cairo, tearing apart 29 smaller homes and unroofing several larger ones. About 100 people were made homeless, and a man died from injuries several weeks after the tornado. Tow other people may have died. |
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| 9/4/1948 | n/a | F2 | 5 | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a | G |
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Moved NE, passing a few miles south of Cairo, tearing apart 29 smaller homes and unroofing several larger ones. About 100 people were made homeless, and a man died from injuries several weeks after the tornado. Tow other people may have died. |
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| 8/17/1958 | 400 pm | F1 | 0.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
| 4/12/1961 | 700 am | F1 | 0.3 | 150 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 2/28/1966 | 800 am | F1 | 2 | 300 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD |
| 4/18/1969 | 900 am | F2 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD |
| 12/29/1970 | 1100 am | F2 | 5 | 400 | 0 | 4 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
| 1/15/1971 | 140 pm | F1 | 0.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 4/29/1971 | 450 pm | F2 | 10 | 300 | 0 | 2 | $2,500,000 | G, SD, SPC |
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Moved E and ESE from NW of Whigham, to the north edge of Cairo and beyond. About 2000 pecan trees were downed in rural areas, and 50-60 homes, barns, and trailers were destroyed near Cairo. |
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| 4/30/1976 | 1017 pm | F1 | 0.1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD |
| 3/30/1989 | 730 am | F1 | 0.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 11/11/1995 | 1230 pm | F1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado blew down many large trees and damaged five residences. |
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| 11/11/1995 | 1240 pm | F1 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado caused intermittent damage on a track parallel to GA Highway 188. One unoccupied moble home was completely destroyed. Several other frame homes received serious damage. |
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| 2/14/2000 | 1249 am | F3 | 9 | 300 | 6 | 15 | $3,500,000 | SD, SPC |
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A strong tornado tore through northern Grady County, then crossed into extreme northwest Thomas County. Fifteen homes were destroyed and numerous damaged. Fifteen persons were injured, mostly from flying debris. Six fatalities were confirmed by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency: four deaths in mobile homes and two in a woodframe home. Scores of pecan trees were uprooted, pine trees snapped and power lines toppled. Farmers suffered major losses to irrigation equipment, trailers and shelters. Eight chicken houses were flattened, killing a half million chickens. Grady County was declared a federal disaster area. Reported by the Grady County EMA. M64PH, F63PH, F54MH, M85MH, F1MH, F28MH |
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| 3/15/2001 | 611 am | F2 | 5 | 200 | 0 | 9 | $1,000,000 | SD, SPC |
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The F2 tornado raced northeast from just southeast of Climax in Decatur County to just southeast of Whigham in Grady County, then dissipated. Nine persons were injured, one critically. Ten homes were damaged and two homes destroyed on Piney Grove Road four miles southwest of Whigham. A half dozen homes were damaged two miles southwest of Whigham at the intersection of Attapulgus and Cleon Roads. Additionally, ten barns and sheds were damaged and eight trailers destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines down with outages. Reported by the Grady County EMA and a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
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| 2/16/2003 | 825 am | F1 | 0.4 | 150 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado briefly touched down on Ridge Road, just south of the Grady-Mitchell county line. It damaged two homes, and knocked down trees and power lines. The tornado moved northeast into southern Mitchell County. Reported by the Grady County EMA. |
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| 9/15/2004 | 519 pm | F1 | 15 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado damaged five homes and several chicken houses in Whigham. Numerous downed trees and power lines blocked several roads along its path. Reported by the Grady County EMA. |
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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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