Storm History: Chattooga County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Chattooga 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
- 487
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $26 million
- Episodes
- 349
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 125 | 0 | 2 | $6.2 million |
| Hail | 106 | 0 | 0 | $404,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 55 | 0 | 0 | $228,000 |
| Drought | 38 | 0 | 0 | $4.9 million |
| Flash Flood | 35 | 1 | 2 | $12 million |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | $23,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $187,000 |
| Wildfire | 11 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 6 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $276,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, March 16, 1973
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, November 18, 1957
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2021
- Tornado, January 6, 2009
- Hail, July 5, 2001
- Hail, July 12, 2004
- Tornado, October 25, 2010
- Hail, June 16, 2018
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Tornado, November 18, 1957
- Tornado, March 16, 1973
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Tornado, April 3, 2000
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, August 29, 2005
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, March 16, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 10, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 25, 2025
- Tornado, May 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 3, 2025
- Tornado, April 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025
- Tornado, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024
- Hail, August 17, 2024
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2024
- Tornado, May 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 17, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2022
- Tornado, January 2, 2022
- Tornado, December 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2021
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2020
- Hail, July 21, 2020
- Hail, June 28, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Drought, October 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2019
- Hail, August 19, 2019
- Hail, August 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2019
- Hail, June 26, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2019
- Tornado, April 14, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2018
- Hail, June 16, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2017
- Hail, July 15, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017
- Tornado, May 24, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, March 21, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, January 22, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 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
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Hail, June 14, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- Drought, May 31, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 26, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Hail, December 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2014
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Wildfire, April 1, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Wildfire, January 25, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2013
- Wildfire, August 11, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, April 19, 2013
- Tornado, April 11, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Wildfire, November 10, 2012
- Hail, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, May 29, 2012
- Wildfire, April 19, 2012
- Hail, March 16, 2012
- Wildfire, March 6, 2012
- Tornado, September 5, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, April 11, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Wildfire, November 11, 2010
- Tornado, October 25, 2010
- Tornado, September 27, 2010
- Hail, July 25, 2010
- Hail, May 28, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Wildfire, April 1, 2010
- Tornado, March 12, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- High Wind, December 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Wildfire, March 20, 2009
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Wildfire, February 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Tornado, January 6, 2009
- Tornado, December 10, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Flood, July 22, 2008
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Hail, May 18, 2008
- High Wind, February 1, 2008
- High Wind, January 29, 2008
- High Wind, December 20, 2007
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, June 29, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Hail, September 7, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Hail, June 4, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2006
- Hail, October 21, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Tornado, August 29, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2005
- Strong Wind, July 10, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2005
- Hail, June 20, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, May 10, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 7, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Strong Wind, December 7, 2004
- Flood, November 24, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Hail, July 12, 2004
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2003
- Hail, July 12, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2003
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Heavy Rain, February 22, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2003
- Drought, January 1, 2003
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Flood, October 6, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2002
- Strong Wind, September 26, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Hail, June 30, 2002
- Flood, June 4, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Chattooga CountyEvery warning in Chattooga 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.