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Tallahassee, Florida

Lowndes County, GA

Date Time (LST) F/EF-Scale Length (Miles) Maximum Width (Yards) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage Source*
3/12/1935 115 pm F2 5 50 0 0 n/a G

Moved NE, hitting the county prison camp SW of Valdosta. The warden's home was shifted, and barns were destroyed. A home was unroofed at the north edge of Valdosta.
1/30/1947 550 pm F2 10 100 0 0 $10,000 G

Moved erractically to the ENE, along the north edge of Valdosta. A few barns and smaller buildings were destroyed.
6/4/1956 715 pm F1 3.3 77 0 0 $25,000 SD, SPC
2/4/1959 350 pm F1 8 200 0 0 $25,000 G, SD, SPC

Moved NE from 2m W of Moody Air Force Base into NW Lanier County. There was damage to homes and barns, 2m N of the base. Some homes were unroofed.
8/24/1960 420 pm F0 2 200 0 0 $250,000 SD, SPC
12/18/1961 830 am F2 0.5 37 0 0 $25,000 SD, SPC
7/8/1966 335 pm F2 3.3 300 0 1 $250,000 SD, SPC
5/22/1967 1230 pm F2 0.5 500 0 0 $25,000 G, SD, SPC

Moved E on the south side of Valdosta. The farmers' market was torn apart. A livestock sale barn, three tobacco warehouses, a tire company, and several homes were damaged.
12/3/1968 1030 am F2 0.1 27 0 0 $2,500 SD, SPC
2/8/1971 745 am F1 0.5 100 0 2 $25,000 SD, SPC
6/27/1972 400 pm F0 0.5 50 0 0 $25,000 SD, SPC
1/30/1974 530 am F1 0.5 60 0 0 $25,000 SD, SPC
6/23/1977 530 pm F1 1 100 0 0 $250,000 SD, SPC
5/16/1983 1015 am F1 0.3 150 0 0 $25,000 SD, SPC
4/25/1988 915 am F1 16 50 0 0 $2,500,000 SD, SPC
11/1/1997 930 pm F1 3.5 150 0 0 $350,000 SD, SPC

F1 tornado skipped across U.S. Highway 84 in the Rocky Ford Road/Troupville Highway area just west of Valdosta. Two rugged steel radio towers (300 and 500 feet tall) were lifted off the ground and destroyed two miles west of Interstate 75. Numerous trees and power poles were snapped. Approximately 35 homes and businesses sustained damage in Valdosta. Several mobile homes were heavily damaged. One mobile home was blown 30 feet onto a vehicle.
9/5/2004 315 pm F0 0.2 50 0 0 $5,000 SD, SPC

A weak tornado briefly touched down and uprooted several trees. One tree was hurled into a garage. Reported by the public.
3/2/2007 255 am EF0 2 50 0 0 $10,000 SD, SPC

An EF0 tornado touched down near the RV park outside Lake Park. Numerous trees were snapped around the RV park with some minor structural damage observed.
*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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