9 FEMA areas

Tornado Risk by City in Georgia

Compare 13 cities using FEMA's relative tornado scores and annualized frequency for the county-equivalent areas shown.

Highest relative score

97.3/100

Fulton County

Covered cities: Atlanta, Johns Creek, Roswell, Sandy Springs, and South Fulton

Lowest relative score in this set

70.8/100

Muscogee County

Covered cities: Columbus

These are relative FEMA scores for county-equivalent areas. They are not annual probabilities or property-level findings.

Georgia tornado rankings

Cities sharing a FEMA area are grouped together and receive the same score.

Rank	FEMA area and cities	Rating	Score	Annualized frequency
#1	Fulton County Atlanta Johns Creek Roswell Sandy Springs South Fulton	Relatively High	97.3/100	0.33 events per year
#2	Hall County Gainesville	Relatively High	95.3/100	0.23 events per year
#3	Richmond County Augusta	Relatively High	94.9/100	0.20 events per year
#4	Bibb County Macon	Relatively Moderate	87.3/100	0.14 events per year
#5	Clarke County Athens	Relatively Moderate	83.4/100	0.07 events per year
#6	Houston County Warner Robins	Relatively Moderate	81.3/100	0.21 events per year
#7	Dougherty County Albany	Relatively Moderate	76.6/100	0.21 events per year
#8	Chatham County Savannah	Relatively Moderate	72.8/100	0.13 events per year
#9	Muscogee County Columbus	Relatively Moderate	70.8/100	0.15 events per year

FEMA annualizes recorded qualifying tornado occurrences across the FEMA geography and source period.

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Questions about tornado risk in Georgia

Which covered Georgia cities have the highest relative tornado risk?

Atlanta, Johns Creek, Roswell, Sandy Springs, and South Fulton use FEMA data for Fulton County, which has the highest relative tornado score in this covered set at 97.3/100. Cities sharing the same FEMA area share the same score.

Which covered Georgia area has the lowest relative tornado score?

Muscogee County has the lowest score in this covered set at 70.8/100. This is a relative FEMA comparison, not a declaration that every property there is safe.

Are these tornado figures city-level?

No. The city links provide geographic navigation, while the scores and frequencies cover the FEMA county-equivalent areas shown in the table. Address-level conditions require local maps and property details.

Is the FEMA relative score an annual probability?

No. The relative score compares FEMA areas on a 0–100 scale. Annualized frequency appears separately with hazard-specific units.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.19.0, released March 2023. Hazard data covers FEMA county-equivalent areas.

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