Georgia, 1992

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 27, 1992

August 27, 1992 · NWS ATL · 30 events in 23 counties and zones

29 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
30

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

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

Tornado, Floyd

When
August 27, 4:25 PM EST
Where
Floyd County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.250, -85.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When
August 27, 2:00 PM PST
Where
Paulding County
Coordinates
33.820, -84.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Bleckley

When
August 27, 2:17 PM PST
Where
Bleckley County
Coordinates
32.380, -83.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Twiggs

When
August 27, 2:50 PM PST
Where
Twiggs County
Coordinates
32.670, -83.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Heard

When
August 27, 3:05 PM PST
Where
Heard County
Coordinates
33.400, -85.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
August 27, 3:10 PM PST
Where
Carroll County
Coordinates
33.630, -85.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When
August 27, 3:15 PM PST
Where
Wilkinson County
Coordinates
32.820, -83.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Crisp

When
August 27, 3:15 PM PST
Where
Crisp County
Coordinates
31.970, -83.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Coweta

When
August 27, 3:15 PM PST
Where
Coweta County
Coordinates
33.480, -84.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When
August 27, 3:15 PM PST
Where
Oconee County
Coordinates
33.830, -83.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Heard

When
August 27, 3:20 PM PST
Where
Heard County
Coordinates
33.420, -85.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
August 27, 3:42 PM PST
Where
Jones County
Coordinates
33.020, -83.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscogee

When
August 27, 3:45 PM PST
Where
Muscogee County
Coordinates
32.480, -84.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Troup

When
August 27, 3:50 PM PST
Where
Troup County
Coordinates
33.030, -85.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When
August 27, 3:50 PM PST
Where
Pulaski County
Coordinates
32.280, -83.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
August 27, 3:55 PM PST
Where
Harris County
Coordinates
32.680, -84.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Chattahoochee

When
August 27, 4:07 PM PST
Where
Chattahoochee County
Coordinates
32.300, -84.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
August 27, 4:15 PM PST
Where
Harris County
Coordinates
32.750, -84.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When
August 27, 4:50 PM PST
Where
Floyd County
Coordinates
34.430, -85.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
August 27, 5:45 PM PST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
34.020, -84.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When
August 27, 6:00 PM PST
Where
Paulding County
Coordinates
33.870, -84.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Habersham

When
August 27, 6:30 PM PST
Where
Habersham County
Coordinates
34.730, -83.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscogee

When
August 27, 6:47 PM PST
Where
Muscogee County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
32.520, -84.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
August 27, 7:02 PM PST
Where
Harris County
Coordinates
32.650, -84.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Meriwether

When
August 27, 7:10 PM PST
Where
Meriwether County
Coordinates
33.030, -84.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
August 27, 7:10 PM PST
Where
Pike County
Coordinates
33.100, -84.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Spalding

When
August 27, 7:52 PM PST
Where
Spalding County
Coordinates
33.250, -84.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When
August 27, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Taylor County
Coordinates
32.580, -84.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When
August 27, 8:30 PM PST
Where
Taylor County
Coordinates
32.550, -84.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
August 27, 8:30 PM PST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
32.320, -84.520

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 10009481, 10009464, 10009465, 10009466, 10009467, 10009468, 10009469, 10009470, 10009471, 10009472, 10009473, 10009474, 10009475, 10009476, 10009477, 10009478, 10009479, 10009480, 10009482, 10009483, 10009484, 10009485, 10009486, 10009487, 10009488, 10009489, 10009490, 10009491, 10009492, 10009493.