Storm History: Banks County, Georgia

Events

350

Deaths

1

Injuries

6

Damage

$9.5 million

Episodes

298

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.

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• Flash Flood, July 8, 20081 death · $80,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here

• Drought, June 1, 2000$4.1 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 22, 2000$980,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2014$476,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 7, 2006$350,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 13, 2002$260,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 29, 19523 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 19762 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 1989$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 16, 2004$250,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017$241,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 19, 1995$204,000 · 0.9 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2005$175,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$155,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 20001 injured · $108,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020$100,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 2021$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20081 death · $80,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, December 4, 2002$50,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 2004$50,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 11, 2007$155,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20012.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 1998$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 19, 20032.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2014$476,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 2020$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2020$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2008$750 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2007$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2005$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 6, 2005$27,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, March 15, 2008$17,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009$5,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020$100,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 29, 19523 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 19762 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1982F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 1984F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 1984F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 1985F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 1989$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 1990F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 1998F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 2002$7,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 29, 2005F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 2006$350,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Banks County, with its track

• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20261 event here
• Ice Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 6, 20261 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2025$3,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2025$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024$4,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2024$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024$20,000 · EF1 · 11 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 21, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2023$4,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2023$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 25, 2023$7,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2023$4,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 2021$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2021$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20211 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 28, 20201 event here
• Tornado, October 10, 2020$30,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2020$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2020$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 2020$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020$100,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20201 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 24, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2019$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2019$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$4,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 9, 2019$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 20181 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2018$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2018$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2018$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017$150,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2017$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2017$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2017$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017$241,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20171 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Tornado, November 30, 2016$15,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20161 event here
• Strong Wind, October 4, 2015$40,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2015$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20152 events here
• Ice Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2014$476,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 14, 2014$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 2014$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2013$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 2013$250 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 24, 2013$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 2012$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 2012$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20121 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 4, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2011$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 28, 2011$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, January 9, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Tornado, September 27, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20101 event here
• Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009$3,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 12, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2009$40,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009$5,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 7, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 6, 2009$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2008$7,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 21, 20081 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2008$750 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20081 death · $80,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 2008$17,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2008$17,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Hail, March 4, 2008$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20081 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2007$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$155,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20071 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20071 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20071 event here
• Tornado, January 5, 2007$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 200652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 2006$350,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20061 event here
• Freezing Fog, December 16, 20051 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 2005$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 5, 20051 event here
• Tornado, August 29, 2005F2 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2005$175,000 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 20051 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 6, 20051 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 12, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2005$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 6, 2005$27,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2005$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2005$3,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 2005$25,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 22, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 19, 20041 event here
• Hail, December 9, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 24, 2004$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, September 27, 2004$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 26, 20041 event here
• High Wind, September 16, 2004$250,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 16, 2004$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 16, 20041 event here
• Strong Wind, September 6, 2004$7,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 6, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2004$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20041 event here
• Strong Wind, February 25, 2004$2,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 2004$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2003$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2003$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2003$28,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, July 1, 20031 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2003$2,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 19, 20032.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 5, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20031 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20031 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20031 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 20031 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20031 event here
• High Wind, December 13, 2002$260,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 4, 2002$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 2002$7,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, October 6, 20021 event here
• Strong Wind, September 27, 2002$500 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, September 26, 20021 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 14, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 3, 20021 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2002$45,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 20021 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 20021 event here
• Hail, May 13, 2002$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 2002$500 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, April 16, 20021 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20021 event here
• Heat, March 15, 20021 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20021 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 20021 event here
• Dense Fog, January 30, 20021 event here
• Heat, January 24, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20021 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, December 1, 20011 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, November 1, 20011 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 27, 20011 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20011 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, September 26, 20011 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2001$500 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20012.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 20, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, March 1, 20011 event here
• Hail, February 16, 2001$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, December 17, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 20001 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20001 event here
• Flood, August 24, 20001.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 20001 injured · $108,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20001 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2000$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, June 7, 20001 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2000$4.1 million · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, April 9, 20001 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20001 event here
• Ice Storm, January 28, 2000$33,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 22, 2000$980,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 19991 event here
• Drought, August 1, 19991 event here
• Heat, July 20, 19991 event here
• Hail, June 29, 1999$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 19991 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 19991 event here
• Sleet, February 1, 19991 event here
• Ice Storm, January 2, 1999$3,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 19981 event here
• Hail, June 26, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 19980.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 1998$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1998$7,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 1998F0 · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1995
• 1992
• 1990
• 1989
• 1986
• 1985
• 1984
• 1982
• 1979
• 1978
• 1977
• 1976
• 1975
• 1952

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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.