Storm History: Chatham County, Georgia

Events

996

Deaths

5

Injuries

66

Damage

$25 million

Episodes

449

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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• Lightning, June 25, 20011 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 20051 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 26, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 12, 20211 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20231 death · 60 kt wind · 13 events here

• Flash Flood, June 29, 1999$7.0 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2008$3.1 million · EF1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 197910 injured · $2.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2004$2.0 million · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, August 24, 20193 injured · $2.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 1998$1.3 million · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 1994$1.0 million · F0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 19962 injured · $1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 1993$505,000 · 3.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, October 30, 1993$500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2006$500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 1973$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 1980$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 19802 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 1995$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2017$200,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2009$155,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 8, 2006$101,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2001$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 17, 2023$100,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, April 5, 1993$505,000 · 3.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, March 27, 2011$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 25 events here
• Hail, June 6, 2011$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 19882.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20232.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 5, 2009$11,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 19822 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 19802 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20251.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20171.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 18, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20121.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, August 2, 2012$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 23, 1971F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 1955$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 1957$30 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1961$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1961$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 1961$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 13, 1961$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 1969F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 1970$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 1973$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 1974F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 1976F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 1978F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 19802 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 1984F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Chatham County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026$4,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2026$3,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2026$20,000 · 2 events here
• Rip Current, May 24, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, October 5, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20257 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 202552 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20259 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2025$43,000 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 202550 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, June 10, 2025$1,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20251.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2025$2,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2024$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 5, 20243 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202458 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2024$22,000 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2024$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2024$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 202450 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2024$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20231 death · 60 kt wind · 13 events here
• Lightning, July 17, 2023$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2023$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2023$5,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20232.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2022$3,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022$5,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20220.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2021$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 17, 2021$40,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 28, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 12, 20211 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, February 15, 20211.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 202065 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 202050 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 20201 injured · $40,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2020$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 202050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2020$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2020$1,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, March 5, 20200.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 24, 20193 injured · $2.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2019$19,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2019$75,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 20191 injured · $100 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019$12,000 · 65 kt wind · 27 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 28, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 201855 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 2018$5,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, April 23, 2018$6,000 · 58 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2017$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2017$200,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201756 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2017EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20171 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 13, 2017$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 20175 injured · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20171.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, January 22, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 7, 20161 event here
• Tornado, September 2, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 22, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20161.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2016$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 201655 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201665 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2016$1,000 · 70 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 201660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 201670 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2015$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 201555 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2015$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2015$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 28, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20151 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 201551 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 20151 injured · 79 kt wind · 24 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 201560 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, January 1, 2015EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 23, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 201460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 201450 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20141 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20140.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 201450 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 20143 injured · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 201450 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2014$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2014$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2014$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2013$20,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2013$32,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2013$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2013$11,000 · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 2, 20131 injured · $20,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2013$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 20137 injured · $23,000 · 56 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2013$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2013$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 24, 20130.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 18, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 2012$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2012$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2012$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2012$9,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2012$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2012$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2012$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2012$13,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2012$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2012$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012$3,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 20122 injured · $35,000 · 61 kt wind · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2012$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 2012$500 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20121.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2012$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, February 24, 2012$53,000 · 78 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2011$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2011$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2011$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2011$3,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011$21,000 · 60 kt wind · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 2011$3,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2011$6,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2011$10,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2011$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2011$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20119 events here
• Hail, June 23, 2011$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2011$27,000 · 60 kt wind · 12 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2011$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 6, 2011$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 2011$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 25 events here
• Hail, August 26, 2010$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 24, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2010$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2010$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 20104 injured · $500 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2010$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2010$17,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2010$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2010$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 2010$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 9, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 2009$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2009$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, August 5, 2009$11,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2009$155,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2009$26,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2009$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2009$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 200960 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2009$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2009$17,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 12, 2009$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20091.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 5, 200960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2009$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 28, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2008$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 24, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 9, 2008$500 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 8, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2008$32,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2008$500 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2008$3.1 million · EF1 · 9 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2008$1,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 24, 2008$500 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2008$750 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2008EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 7, 2008$4,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 26, 2008$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 21, 2007$11,000 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20071 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20073 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20072 injured · $8,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2007$19,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2007$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2007$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 2, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 19, 200650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2006$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 2006$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2006$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Chatham CountyEvery warning in Chatham County since 1986Every county in Georgia

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.