Storm History: Cherokee County, Georgia

Events

796

Deaths

5

Injuries

65

Damage

$185 million

Episodes

517

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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• Tornado, May 20, 20081 death · 5 injured · $51 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 19891 death · 1 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20241 death · $23,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20101 death · 12 injured · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 28, 20201 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, September 20, 2009$53 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 20081 death · 5 injured · $51 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 20111 injured · $17 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2008$5.0 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 20092 injured · $5.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 21, 2005$4.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 7, 2008$3.3 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 1985$2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 19891 death · 1 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 22, 199212 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 3, 2015$2.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2015$2.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 25, 2021$2.0 million · EF4 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 2001$1.8 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 10, 2002$1.8 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, November 24, 2004$1.7 million · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 2005$1.6 million · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20082 injured · $1.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 23, 2009$1.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 10, 20001 injured · $1.4 million · 1 in hail · 5 events here

• Hail, May 14, 19954.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$1.4 million · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 21, 2005$4.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 20052.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20032.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 2001$1.8 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 1998$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 22, 19972.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20252.5 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 21, 2018$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 2020$10,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 24, 1999$200 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 19982 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 22, 199212 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011$357,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 25, 2021$2.0 million · EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 1962$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 1977F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 2007EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 26, 2008$400,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2008$5.0 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2008$100,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013$5,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020$262,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023$1,000 · EF3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Cherokee County, with its track

• Tornado, March 16, 2026$23,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 17, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20261 event here
• Ice Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Hail, September 6, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2025$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2025$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 14, 2025$6,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025$130,000 · 78 kt wind · 18 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2025$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 2025$5,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2025$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20252.5 in hail · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025$8,000 · 59 kt wind · 8 events here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2024$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 30, 2024$5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 17, 2024$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20241 death · $23,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2024$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2024$16,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2024$28,000 · 62 kt wind · 13 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 24, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2023$9,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2023$25,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023$1,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023$1,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 3, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2022$12,000 · 55 kt wind · 16 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20221 injured · 1.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 2022$2,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20222 events here
• Tornado, January 2, 2022$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 2021$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2021$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 25, 2021$2.0 million · EF4 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 28, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2020$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2020$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2020$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20201.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 15, 2020$10,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 9, 2020$4,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2020$57,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 2020$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020$262,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$15,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 24, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 19, 2019$9,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2019$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019$9,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 2019$11,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2018$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 2018$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2018$16,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2018$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2018$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2018$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 2018$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2018$3,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 11, 20171 injured · $150,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2017$8,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2017$26,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2017$26,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2017$47,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2017$5,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2017$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2017$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2017$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 4, 2017$75,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017$12,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2017$1,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 2017$250,000 · EF1 · 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
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2016$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2016$51,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 2016$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 2016$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20161 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2016$12,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 2016$30,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20161 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2016$4,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20161 event here
• Hail, September 9, 2015$12,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 3, 2015$2.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2015$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2015$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2015$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2015$201,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2015$2.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2015$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2015$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2015$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2015$250 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Tornado, January 4, 2015$3,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20141 injured · $2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 2014$3,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 20142 injured · $56,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2013$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2013$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2013$105,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 20132 injured · $63,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 2013$250 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 2013$3,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2013$55,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013$5,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2012$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 2012$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 2012$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF3 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, January 12, 2012$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 16, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 20111 injured · $17 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 4, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 25, 2011$56,000 · 3 events here
• Lightning, July 20, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2011$30,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2011$150,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 2011$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2011$55,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 2011$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011$357,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 25, 2011$100,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 26, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 28, 20111 injured · $500,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 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, October 27, 2010$427,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 27, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 11, 2010$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2010$3,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2010$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010$600,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 9, 2010$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2010$4,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2010$55,000 · 53 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 17, 2010$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20101 death · 12 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20091 event here
• Tropical Storm, November 10, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, October 12, 2009$8,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2009$53 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 2009$1,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 2009$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2009$330,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 23, 2009$1.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 20092 injured · $5.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 2009$500,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 2009$7,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 6, 2009$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 8, 2008$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2008$30,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 21, 20081 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2008$500 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 2, 20082 injured · $1.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, July 22, 2008$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2008$3.3 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2008$165,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 20081 death · 5 injured · $51 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2008$100,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 2008$150,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2008$5.0 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 26, 2008$400,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 17, 2008$330,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 29, 2008$3,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 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
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Lightning, August 30, 2007$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 2007$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 2007$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2007$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2007$150,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$1.4 million · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2007$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20071 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 2007$200,000 · 91 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 2007EF3 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20071 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 2006$2,000 · F1 · 2 events here

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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.