Sandy Springs, Georgia tornadoes

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22confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Sandy Springs since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: December 29, 2024, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total22within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthApril4 of 22
StrongestF3Mar 24, 1975
Deaths4whole paths, see note
Injuries191whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Sandy Springs.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

40 Jan: 0Feb: 2Mar: 3Apr: 4May: 1Jun: 3Jul: 1Aug: 1Sep: 1Oct: 2Nov: 1Dec: 3JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 4 of 22 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 0: 1: 03 AM: 4: 1: 26 AM: 0: 0: 19 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 1: 0: 13 PM: 0: 3: 16 PM: 0: 4: 19 PM: 0: 2: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 3:00 AM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

20 1950: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 1: 0: 2: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 02010: 0: 0: 1: 1: 2: 0: 1: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
4
EF1
12
EF2
4
EF3
2

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F3, March 24, 1975

3 deaths, 152 injuries Strongest

F3, March 24, 1975

14.8 mile path Longest path

19 miles, F2

April 8, 1998, whole path Widest

880 yards, F3

February 21, 1993
Every tornado

All 22 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Dec 29, 2024EF00.51 mi100 yd00
Dec 29, 2024EF10.26 mi100 yd02
Nov 30, 2016EF11.9 mi100 yd00
Oct 14, 2014EF11.25 mi100 yd00
Oct 14, 2014EF01.07 mi75 yd00
Jun 13, 2013EF112.93 mi200 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF11.41 mi150 yd00
Feb 26, 2008EF00.05 mi20 yd00
Apr 8, 2006F118 mi200 yd00
Apr 8, 1998F219 mi800 yd110
Apr 8, 1998F23.5 mi200 yd04
Sep 16, 1996F10.1 mi75 yd00
Jun 30, 1995F10.1 mi10 yd04
Feb 21, 1993F38 mi880 yd03
Mar 19, 1986F25.7 mi300 yd015
Apr 5, 1985F11 mi77 yd00
Jul 23, 1978F10.1 mi50 yd00
Mar 24, 1975F314.8 mi500 yd3152
Aug 7, 1972F03 mi20 yd00
May 24, 1955F15.4 mi300 yd00
Dec 4, 1953F21 mi100 yd00
Jun 4, 1950F13.3 mi10 yd01
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Sandy Springs and its county

Sandy Springs is in Fulton County, where NOAA has recorded 40 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.