Storm History: Clayton County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Clayton 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
- 398
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 26
- Damage
- $458 million
- Episodes
- 321
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 | 112 | 0 | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Tornado | 87 | 2 | 19 | $293 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 39 | 0 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| Drought | 36 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Flash Flood | 24 | 0 | 1 | $354,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 3 | $2.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | $175,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Strong Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $324,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 5 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 1 | $405,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 1 | $220,000 |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $155 million |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, July 23, 2000
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, May 8, 1978
- Tornado, April 13, 1980
- Tornado, November 19, 1981
- Tornado, January 19, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 1996
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, March 14, 2008
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 4, 1999
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, June 4, 1998
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Hail, March 6, 1992
- Hail, April 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Hail, March 28, 2010
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Hail, July 1, 2007
- Hail, August 23, 2007
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Tornado, March 6, 1967
- Tornado, August 19, 1967
- Tornado, July 19, 1971
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Tornado, May 8, 1978
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 10, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, October 7, 2025
- Hail, June 27, 2025
- Tornado, June 25, 2025
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Tornado, March 31, 2025
- Tornado, February 16, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024
- Hail, August 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Tornado, March 25, 2023
- Tornado, February 17, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Tornado, January 2, 2022
- Hail, April 24, 2021
- Tornado, March 1, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Tornado, October 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2020
- Strong Wind, December 22, 2019
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2019
- Hail, March 25, 2019
- Tornado, February 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2018
- Tornado, August 1, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2018
- Hail, May 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Hail, July 11, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- High Wind, March 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Tornado, December 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Hail, June 9, 2015
- Tornado, May 26, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2013
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 13, 2012
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Tornado, September 27, 2010
- Hail, June 11, 2010
- Hail, June 2, 2010
- Hail, April 20, 2010
- Hail, March 28, 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
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2009
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, March 14, 2008
- Hail, March 4, 2008
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2008
- 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
- Hail, August 23, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2007
- Hail, June 8, 2007
- Hail, May 12, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Tornado, January 5, 2007
- Hail, August 9, 2006
- Hail, August 8, 2006
- Hail, June 26, 2006
- Hail, June 12, 2006
- Hail, June 2, 2006
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Tornado, December 4, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2005
- Hail, July 21, 2005
- Strong Wind, July 10, 2005
- Tornado, July 10, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Flood, July 10, 2005
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Flood, June 5, 2005
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2005
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2005
- Hail, March 22, 2005
- Lightning, February 23, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, November 24, 2004
- Flood, September 27, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, April 5, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2003
- Drought, January 1, 2003
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Hail, August 18, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Hail, July 22, 2002
- Flood, July 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Hail, May 9, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Heat, April 16, 2002
- Drought, April 1, 2002
- Flood, March 30, 2002
- Heat, March 15, 2002
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2002
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 2002
- Dense Fog, January 30, 2002
- Dense Fog, January 29, 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
- Hail, July 5, 2001
- Flood, June 3, 2001
- High Wind, March 20, 2001
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2001
- Hail, February 16, 2001
- Tornado, January 19, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Lightning, August 25, 2000
- Hail, July 30, 2000
- Tornado, July 23, 2000
- Hail, July 11, 2000
- Drought, July 1, 2000
- Hail, June 25, 2000
- Hail, June 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, June 7, 2000
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Hail, May 21, 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
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 6, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 30, 1999
- Hail, June 29, 1999
- Tornado, June 28, 1999
- Hail, June 4, 1999
- Flood, June 3, 1999
- Hail, June 2, 1999
- Hail, May 23, 1999
- Hail, May 22, 1999
- Hail, May 13, 1999
- Drought, May 1, 1999
- Hail, March 3, 1999
- Hail, February 27, 1999
- Winter Weather, February 23, 1999
- Hail, July 3, 1998
- Hail, June 19, 1998
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Clayton CountyEvery warning in Clayton 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.