Storms in Georgia in 1955
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Georgia in 1955, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Georgia in 1955 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 36
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $5.6 million
- Episodes
- 19
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 16 | 4 | 5 | $5.6 million |
| Hail | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1955
April 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 2, 1955
- Hail in Georgia, April 6, 1955
- Tornado in Georgia, April 13, 1955
- Tornado in Georgia, April 14, 1955
- Hail in Georgia, April 24, 1955
May 1955
- Tornado in Georgia, May 8, 1955
- Hail in Georgia, May 12, 1955
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 15, 1955
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 21, 1955
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 22, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 24, 1955
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 25, 1955
June 1955
July 1955
August 1955
October 1955
More
Every year in GeorgiaEvery state in 1955Tornadoes in Georgia in 195519541956
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.