Storms in Georgia in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Georgia in 1970, 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 1970 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
- 75
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 18
- Damage
- $1.1 million
- Episodes
- 39
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 20 | 1 | 18 | $1.1 million |
| Hail | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1970
February 1970
March 1970
- Tornado in Georgia, March 20, 1970
- Hail in Georgia, March 29, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 30, 1970
April 1970
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 2, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, April 9, 1970
- Hail in Georgia, April 13, 1970
- Tornado in Georgia, April 19, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 26, 1970
May 1970
- Hail in Georgia, May 14, 1970
- Tornado in Georgia, May 15, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 16, 1970
- Tornado in Georgia, May 25, 1970
- Tornado in Georgia, May 26, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 28, 1970
- Tornado in Georgia, May 29, 1970
June 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 11, 1970
- Hail in Georgia, June 20, 1970
- Hail in Georgia, June 21, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 22, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 27, 1970
July 1970
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 3, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 4, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 9, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 11, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 14, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 15, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 16, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 19, 1970
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 22, 1970
August 1970
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 1, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 4, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 17, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 22, 1970
September 1970
December 1970
More
Every year in GeorgiaEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in Georgia in 197019691971
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.