Storm History: Clarke County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Clarke 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
- 362
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 121
- Damage
- $282 million
- Episodes
- 292
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 | 84 | 0 | 1 | $2.9 million |
| Tornado | 67 | 2 | 115 | $275 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 51 | 0 | 3 | $339,000 |
| Drought | 39 | 0 | 0 | $860,000 |
| Flash Flood | 24 | 0 | 0 | $331,000 |
| Winter Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 7 | 0 | 2 | $133,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $811,000 |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 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.
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Tornado, May 28, 1973
- Hail, July 21, 2018
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, April 8, 1986
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- High Wind, April 16, 2007
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Tornado, June 18, 1994
- Hail, August 17, 1997
- Strong Wind, January 7, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2015
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, May 28, 1973
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Tornado, May 12, 1971
- Tornado, May 28, 1976
- Tornado, November 10, 1984
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Tornado, April 8, 1998
- Tornado, December 16, 2000
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
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 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 3, 2025
- Tornado, March 31, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 31, 2023
- Hail, August 15, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Tornado, July 20, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, January 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2022
- Hail, July 3, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Hail, June 6, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2019
- Hail, August 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2018
- Tornado, August 1, 2018
- Hail, July 22, 2018
- Hail, July 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2017
- Tornado, March 21, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Hail, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Strong Wind, October 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Hail, July 1, 2015
- Tornado, May 26, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Hail, October 9, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2014
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Strong Wind, April 30, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2013
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, March 16, 2012
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 24, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010
- Hail, June 29, 2010
- Hail, June 25, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2009
- High Wind, April 13, 2009
- Hail, April 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Strong Wind, January 7, 2009
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- High Wind, April 16, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Tornado, January 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2006
- Hail, August 5, 2006
- Hail, July 22, 2006
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Hail, July 21, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, April 13, 2005
- Hail, April 7, 2005
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, November 24, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 1, 2003
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 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
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Flood, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Flood, July 2, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Hail, May 13, 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, June 14, 2001
- High Wind, March 20, 2001
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2001
- Hail, February 16, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 19, 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
- Tornado, July 23, 2000
- Drought, July 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, June 7, 2000
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Drought, May 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, April 9, 2000
- Drought, April 1, 2000
- Drought, February 1, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Hail, August 20, 1999
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 30, 1999
- Hail, June 4, 1999
- Hail, May 13, 1999
- Drought, May 1, 1999
- Winter Weather, February 23, 1999
- Flash Flood, August 7, 1998
- Hail, July 20, 1998
- Hail, July 3, 1998
- Hail, June 24, 1998
- Hail, June 19, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Tornado, May 7, 1998
- Tornado, April 8, 1998
- Tornado, April 3, 1998
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 12, 1998
- Strong Wind, February 3, 1998
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Hail, August 17, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, June 1, 1997
- Hail, April 28, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 1996
- Hail, May 6, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 1996
- Tornado, June 30, 1995
- Tornado, January 19, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1994
- Tornado, June 18, 1994
- Tornado, May 19, 1993
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Hail, July 5, 1992
- Hail, July 1, 1992
- Hail, June 26, 1992
- Hail, March 19, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 1991
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Clarke CountyEvery warning in Clarke 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.