Storm History: Barrow County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Barrow County, Georgia: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 338
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $15 million
- Episodes
- 296
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 88 | 0 | 0 | $4.7 million |
| Tornado | 57 | 1 | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Drought | 39 | 0 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 31 | 0 | 0 | $496,000 |
| Flash Flood | 16 | 0 | 1 | $547,000 |
| Flood | 14 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 8 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 6 | 0 | 3 | $178,000 |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 1 | $465,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, July 26, 2012
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Flood, July 22, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, March 28, 1984
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2004
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Hail, August 28, 2003
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Flood, May 6, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2013
- Tornado, May 7, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Hail, August 5, 2005
- Tornado, August 29, 2005
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, June 7, 1985
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Hail, July 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Hail, July 21, 2020
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Hail, April 4, 2008
- Flood, July 22, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Tornado, November 10, 1984
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Tornado, February 16, 1990
- Tornado, April 8, 1998
- Tornado, April 3, 2000
- Tornado, December 16, 2000
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 6, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 14, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2020
- Hail, July 21, 2020
- Hail, July 9, 2020
- Hail, June 24, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Tornado, April 14, 2019
- Hail, July 22, 2018
- Hail, July 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, March 21, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Hail, July 21, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2015
- Tornado, May 26, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2014
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Tornado, January 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Hail, June 2, 2013
- Tornado, April 11, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2013
- High Wind, October 28, 2012
- Hail, July 26, 2012
- Hail, July 17, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2011
- Hail, July 5, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Hail, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Hail, August 1, 2010
- Hail, June 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Hail, August 11, 2009
- Flood, May 6, 2009
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Flood, July 22, 2008
- Hail, May 24, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Hail, April 4, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Strong Wind, March 3, 2007
- Tornado, January 5, 2007
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 4, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2006
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
- Tornado, December 4, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Tornado, August 29, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Hail, August 22, 2005
- Flood, August 7, 2005
- Hail, August 5, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2005
- Strong Wind, July 10, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 7, 2005
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Flood, September 27, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Flood, September 16, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Hail, August 28, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Hail, February 22, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2003
- Drought, January 1, 2003
- High Wind, December 13, 2002
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Flood, September 27, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Hail, August 18, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Hail, May 13, 2002
- Hail, May 9, 2002
- Heat, April 16, 2002
- Drought, April 1, 2002
- Heat, March 15, 2002
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2002
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 2002
- Dense Fog, January 30, 2002
- Heat, January 24, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2002
- Drought, December 1, 2001
- Heat, December 1, 2001
- Drought, November 1, 2001
- Heat, November 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 27, 2001
- Drought, October 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, September 26, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2001
- Flood, July 2, 2001
- Flood, June 22, 2001
- Hail, May 19, 2001
- High Wind, March 20, 2001
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2001
- Hail, February 16, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2000
- Tornado, December 16, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Flood, August 4, 2000
- Tornado, July 23, 2000
- Drought, July 1, 2000
- Hail, June 25, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, June 7, 2000
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Drought, May 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, April 9, 2000
- Tornado, April 3, 2000
- Drought, April 1, 2000
- Drought, February 1, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Hail, September 21, 1999
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Hail, June 29, 1999
- Hail, May 13, 1999
- Tornado, May 5, 1999
- Drought, May 1, 1999
- Winter Weather, February 23, 1999
- Tornado, May 7, 1998
- Hail, April 22, 1998
- Tornado, April 8, 1998
- Hail, February 17, 1998
- Strong Wind, February 3, 1998
- Hail, November 30, 1997
- Hail, September 10, 1997
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, June 1, 1997
- Hail, April 28, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 1996
- Hail, May 6, 1996
- Hail, March 19, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Barrow CountyEvery warning in Barrow County since 1986Every county in Georgia
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.