Georgia, 1991

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 5, 1991

May 5, 1991 · NWS MCN · 67 events in 54 counties and zones

66 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
67

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.

Event by event

66 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dade

When
May 5, 7:15 AM CST
Where
Dade County
Coordinates
34.880, -85.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Dade

When
May 5, 7:20 AM CST
Where
Dade County
Coordinates
34.850, -85.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When
May 5, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Walker County
Coordinates
34.950, -85.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Whitfield

When
May 5, 7:40 AM CST
Where
Whitfield County
Coordinates
34.950, -84.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Whitfield

When
May 5, 7:50 AM CST
Where
Whitfield County
Coordinates
34.670, -84.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When
May 5, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Walker County
Coordinates
34.870, -85.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Catoosa

When
May 5, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Catoosa County
Coordinates
34.950, -85.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
May 5, 1:47 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Coordinates
33.580, -83.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Walton

When
May 5, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Walton County
Coordinates
33.650, -83.720

Tornado, Muscogee

When
May 5, 3:10 PM EST
Where
Muscogee County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.480, -84.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When
May 5, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Coordinates
33.600, -83.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscogee

When
May 5, 3:11 PM CST
Where
Muscogee County
Measured
71 kt (82 mph)
Coordinates
32.480, -84.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Troup

When
May 5, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Troup County
Coordinates
33.170, -84.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Chattahoochee

When
May 5, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Chattahoochee County
Coordinates
32.370, -84.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
May 5, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Coordinates
32.870, -84.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Troup

When
May 5, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Troup County
Coordinates
33.030, -85.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
May 5, 3:24 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Coordinates
33.730, -84.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Coweta

When
May 5, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Coweta County
Coordinates
33.280, -84.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Upson

When
May 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Upson County
Coordinates
32.970, -84.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Spalding

When
May 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Spalding County
Coordinates
33.250, -84.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
May 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
33.570, -84.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
May 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
33.770, -84.400

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
May 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Coordinates
33.800, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
May 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Henry County
Coordinates
33.550, -84.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
May 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Fayette County
Coordinates
33.420, -84.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
May 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
32.720, -84.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
May 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Coordinates
33.100, -84.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Talbot

When
May 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Talbot County
Coordinates
32.720, -84.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
May 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
32.320, -84.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
May 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Coordinates
33.020, -84.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Meriwether

When
May 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Meriwether County
Coordinates
32.850, -84.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Schley

When
May 5, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Schley County
Coordinates
32.280, -84.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Stewart

When
May 5, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Stewart County
Coordinates
32.070, -84.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Upson

When
May 5, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Upson County
Coordinates
32.850, -84.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When
May 5, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Coordinates
32.500, -84.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When
May 5, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Coordinates
32.570, -84.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
May 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Coordinates
33.570, -83.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When
May 5, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Clayton County
Coordinates
33.620, -84.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Cobb

When
May 5, 4:14 PM CST
Where
Cobb County
Coordinates
33.900, -84.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
May 5, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Sumter County
Coordinates
32.070, -84.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
May 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
33.030, -83.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett

When
May 5, 4:39 PM CST
Where
Gwinnett County
Coordinates
34.050, -84.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
May 5, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
31.750, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
May 5, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
32.650, -83.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When
May 5, 4:44 PM CST
Where
Bibb County
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates
32.820, -83.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When
May 5, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Coordinates
33.050, -84.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
May 5, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
33.030, -83.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Peach

When
May 5, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Peach County
Coordinates
32.550, -83.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When
May 5, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Houston County
Coordinates
32.620, -83.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
May 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Coordinates
33.030, -83.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When
May 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Houston County
Coordinates
32.450, -83.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Dooly

When
May 5, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Dooly County
Coordinates
32.200, -83.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When
May 5, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Coordinates
32.270, -83.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
May 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Coordinates
33.300, -83.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Bleckley

When
May 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Bleckley County
Coordinates
32.380, -83.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Twiggs

When
May 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Twiggs County
Coordinates
32.680, -83.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilcox

When
May 5, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Wilcox County
Coordinates
32.100, -83.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
May 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County
Coordinates
33.080, -83.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Crisp

When
May 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Crisp County
Coordinates
31.900, -83.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When
May 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Wilkinson County
Coordinates
32.830, -83.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When
May 5, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Laurens County
Coordinates
32.530, -82.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Treutlen

When
May 5, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Treutlen County
Coordinates
32.380, -82.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Peach

When
May 5, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Peach County
Coordinates
32.550, -83.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Colquitt

When
May 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Colquitt County
Coordinates
31.320, -83.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Wheeler

When
May 5, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Wheeler County
Coordinates
32.150, -82.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
May 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
32.180, -82.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When
May 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Pierce County
Coordinates
31.450, -82.220

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10010510, 10010511, 10010512, 10010513, 10010514, 10010515, 10010516, 10010517, 10010518, 10010520, 10010519, 10010521, 10006904, 10007117, 10007118, 10010522, 10007119, 10007120, 10007121, 10007122, 10007123, 10007124, 10007125, 10007126, 10007127, 10007128, 10007129, 10007130, 10007131, 10007132, 10007133, 10007134, 10007135, 10007136, 10007137, 10007138, 10007139, 10007140, 10007141, 10007142, and more.