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Georgia Storm & Severe Weather History

Since 1996, Georgia has logged 49,712 severe-weather events — about 1,604 a year — with 290 direct deaths, 2,391 injuries and $6.3B in reported property damage.

By event type

Thunderstorm Wind19,80633 d$271.4M
Hail7,599—$400.7M
Drought5,176——
Flash Flood2,19514 d$180.6M
Tropical Storm1,97921 d$885.4M
Tornado1,367116 d$1.4B
Lightning1,31139 d$99.4M
Winter Weather1,149——
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill1,043——
Winter Storm971—$11.5M
Flood9474 d$450.7M
Heat91617 d—
Strong Wind75515 d$7.2M
Heavy Snow711—$1.5M
Heavy Rain6581 d$2.9M
Ice Storm504—$55.9M

Events by year

19962026

Notable events (270)

Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.

FloodSeptember 21, 2009
Cherokee · $44.5M damage
Tornado (EF2)March 1, 2007
Muscogee · 1 injured · $28.0M damage
FloodMarch 8, 1998
Decatur · $25.0M damage
FloodSeptember 21, 2009
Fulton · $21.8M damage
WildfireMay 1, 2007
Ware · $21.7M damage
Tornado (EF4)March 25, 2021
Coweta · $20.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindApril 27, 2011
Floyd · 4 injured · $20.0M damage
Flash FloodSeptember 16, 2004
Fulton · $20.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindJanuary 2, 2017
Dougherty · $17.0M damage
Tornado (EF1)September 5, 2011
Cherokee · 1 injured · $17.0M damage
FloodSeptember 21, 2009
Carroll · $16.1M damage
Tornado (EF3)January 30, 2013
Gordon · 8 injured · $15.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)April 27, 2011
Bartow · 25 injured · $15.0M damage
Tornado (EF1)May 11, 2008
Johnson · 5 injured · $15.0M damage
Tornado (F2)April 8, 1998
Cobb · $15.0M damage
FloodSeptember 21, 2009
Cobb · $12.6M damage
FloodSeptember 21, 2009
Gwinnett · $12.5M damage
Tornado (EF4)May 11, 2008
Mcintosh · 9 injured · $12.5M damage
Tropical StormSeptember 11, 2017
De Kalb · $12.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 1, 2002
Gordon · $11.7M damage
FloodSeptember 21, 2009
Cobb · $11.4M damage
Tornado (EF2)March 2, 2012
Paulding · $11.0M damage
FloodSeptember 21, 2009
Douglas · $10.4M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 26, 2024
Brooks · $10.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 26, 2024
Irwin · $10.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 26, 2024
Tift · $10.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 26, 2024
Ben Hill · $10.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 26, 2024
Turner · $10.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)April 13, 2020
Monroe · 1 injured · $10.0M damage
Tornado (EF2)April 27, 2011
Troup · 6 injured · $10.0M damage
Tornado (EF2)February 19, 2009
Thomas · $10.0M damage
Tornado (F3)April 15, 1999
Dooly · 28 injured · $10.0M damage
Tornado (F1)April 8, 1998
Fulton · 4 injured · $10.0M damage
FloodMarch 8, 1998
Terrell · $10.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)April 27, 2011
Pickens · $8.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)February 26, 2008
Carroll · 1 injured · $8.0M damage
Tornado (F3)March 22, 2005
Miller · 10 injured · $5.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)January 22, 2017
Worth · 31 injured · $5.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)January 22, 2017
Turner · 25 injured · $5.0M damage
Tornado (EF2)April 27, 2011
Walker · 25 injured · $5.0M damage

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.