Storm History: DeKalb County, Georgia

Events

668

Deaths

6

Injuries

16

Damage

$83 million

Episodes

460

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, April 8, 19981 death · $25 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, July 10, 20051 death · $50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 4, 20081 death · $50,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 death · $25,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 2, 20221 death · $25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 20041 death · 1 injured · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 8, 19981 death · $25 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 11, 20171 injured · $12 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2009$10 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 16, 2004$5.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 21, 2005$4.6 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$4.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 24, 2021$4.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1978$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 18, 2009$2.5 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 2009$2.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2008$1.5 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 2004$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 22, 2000$980,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2003$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 2005$500,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 16, 2004$350,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2000$329,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2009$300,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 24, 2015$300,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 30, 19661 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 26, 2011$150,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 19853 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$4.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, February 21, 2005$4.6 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$2,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 20, 19982.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2020$7,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20182.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20032 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 1999$200 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 1998$20,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 19792 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 2021$4.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2015$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2013$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 23, 1971F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 1972$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1989F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 1991F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 1993F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 2006$5,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 26, 2008$7,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2008$1.5 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 18, 2009$2.5 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$3,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020$45,000 · EF3 · 9 events here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 19981 death · $25 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 13, 1975F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in DeKalb County, with its track

• Tornado, March 16, 2026$8,000 · EF0 · 11 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 10, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20261 event here
• Ice Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Drought, October 7, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2025$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 16, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2024$200,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024$152,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, August 18, 2024$29,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 30, 2024$12,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2024$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 15 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2024$1,000 · 62 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024$8,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 202350 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2023$1,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2023$2,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 28, 2023$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2023$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2023$6,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, January 3, 2023EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 19, 2022$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2022$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 20221 death · $25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2021$49,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2021$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 2021$4.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 28, 20201 event here
• Tornado, October 10, 2020$250,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2020$4,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2020$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2020$7,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 9, 2020$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020$45,000 · EF3 · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2020$15,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 20201 injured · $15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, October 30, 2019$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 24, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 1, 2019$60,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019$12,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2019$7,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2018$20,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20182.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2018$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2018$14,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 20181 injured · $15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2018$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 19, 2018$1,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 11, 20171 injured · $12 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2017$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2017$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2017$25,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2017$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2017$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 30, 2017$11,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 21, 2017$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events 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, September 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2016$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2016$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 2016$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20161 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2016$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2016$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2016$52,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 24, 2016$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 death · $25,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, December 28, 2015$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 24, 2015$300,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 18, 2015$60,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 10, 2015$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2015$20,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 2015$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2015$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 2015$3,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20151 event here
• Tornado, January 4, 2015$54,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 2014$7,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2014$250 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2014$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2014$30,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2014$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 2014$6,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2013$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2013$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2013$10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 2013$70,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2013$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 20122 injured · $75,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2012$70,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2012$82,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 10, 2012$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 2012$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$3,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 21, 2012$6,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 4, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 2011$60,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2011$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 2011$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2011$150,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2011$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2011$25,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 26, 2011$15,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, January 9, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2010$500 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2010$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2010$8,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 2010$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 21, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20101 event here
• Tropical Storm, November 10, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, October 12, 2009$4,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 26, 2009$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2009$10 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 2009$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 2009$2,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2009$300,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2009$26,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2009$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 2009$2.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 2009$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009EF3 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 18, 2009$2.5 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 7, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 21, 20081 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2008$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2008$1.5 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2008$50,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 4, 20081 death · $50,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 26, 2008$7,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 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
• Hail, August 23, 20071 injured · $151,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 17, 2007$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2007$200,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2007$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$4.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 2007$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 12, 2007$6,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20071 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20071 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 28, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 21, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 2006$225,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 200652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2006$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20061 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20061 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 2006$5,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Freezing Fog, December 16, 20051 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 21, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 5, 20051 event here
• Strong Wind, August 30, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 20051 event here
• Hail, August 4, 2005$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, July 10, 20051 death · $50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2005$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 20051 event here
• Flood, July 10, 20051 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2005$5,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 6, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2005$500 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, June 12, 20051 event here
• Flood, June 5, 2005$35,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 2005$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20051.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20051 event here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 31, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 21, 2005$4.6 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 2005$500,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, December 10, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, September 27, 2004$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 2004$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 26, 20041 event here
• High Wind, September 16, 2004$350,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 16, 2004$5.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 16, 20041 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 16, 20041 event here
• High Wind, September 6, 2004$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 6, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2004$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 20044 injured · $30,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20041 death · 1 injured · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20041 event here
• Strong Wind, February 25, 2004$7,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 2004$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2003$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 1, 20031 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2003F1 · 2 events here

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Tornadoes in DeKalb CountyEvery warning in DeKalb County since 1986Every county in Georgia

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.