Storm History: Cobb County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Cobb 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
- 760
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 374
- Damage
- $249 million
- Episodes
- 523
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 | 261 | 2 | 7 | $18 million |
| Tornado | 147 | 4 | 346 | $180 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 92 | 2 | 8 | $1.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 63 | 0 | 4 | $35 million |
| Flood | 45 | 1 | 1 | $13 million |
| Drought | 42 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Winter Storm | 19 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Strong Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $69,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | 8 | $458,000 |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $353,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Tornado, March 19, 1986
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, April 8, 1998
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, July 10, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, June 26, 1994
- Flood, September 16, 2004
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
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, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Tornado, May 28, 1973
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, October 7, 2025
- Hail, September 6, 2025
- Hail, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Tornado, December 29, 2024
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024
- Hail, August 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Hail, December 10, 2023
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 21, 2023
- Hail, September 12, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 6, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Hail, August 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Tornado, March 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 26, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2020
- Hail, July 25, 2020
- Hail, July 21, 2020
- Hail, July 18, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 24, 2019
- Hail, August 1, 2019
- Hail, July 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, November 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2018
- Hail, June 16, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2018
- Tornado, March 19, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Drought, April 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
- Tornado, November 30, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Hail, June 17, 2016
- Hail, June 1, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- Tornado, April 6, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Tornado, December 24, 2015
- Hail, September 3, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2015
- Hail, May 18, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Tornado, January 4, 2015
- Tornado, October 14, 2014
- Hail, October 9, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Tornado, February 21, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Tornado, January 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2013
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2012
- Hail, July 10, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 13, 2012
- Hail, May 21, 2012
- Hail, May 17, 2012
- Hail, May 6, 2012
- Hail, April 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 22, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, January 21, 2012
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Tornado, September 5, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, July 4, 2011
- Hail, June 24, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, April 25, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Hail, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Tornado, September 27, 2010
- Hail, September 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2010
- Hail, July 9, 2010
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Hail, June 2, 2010
- Hail, May 26, 2010
- Hail, May 21, 2010
- Tornado, May 2, 2010
- Hail, April 27, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2009
- Hail, August 21, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2009
- Hail, June 22, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Hail, May 15, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2009
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Tornado, April 19, 2009
- High Wind, April 13, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Flood, April 2, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, December 10, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Flood, July 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2008
- Hail, July 7, 2008
- Hail, July 6, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, March 14, 2008
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, February 17, 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 17, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 25, 2007
- Hail, July 19, 2007
- Hail, July 10, 2007
- Hail, July 1, 2007
- Hail, June 29, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Hail, May 11, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Hail, October 11, 2006
- Hail, September 28, 2006
- Hail, August 5, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2006
- Hail, June 23, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2006
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Tornado, December 4, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Lightning, August 11, 2005
- Strong Wind, July 10, 2005
- Tornado, July 10, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Flood, July 10, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Lightning, June 21, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Flood, June 6, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2005
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Cobb CountyEvery warning in Cobb 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.