Storm History: Elbert County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Elbert 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
- 341
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 35
- Damage
- $4.4 million
- Episodes
- 296
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 87 | 0 | 1 | $51,000 |
| Hail | 77 | 0 | 0 | $58,000 |
| Drought | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 39 | 0 | 34 | $1.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 22 | 0 | 0 | $407,000 |
| Winter Weather | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $530,000 |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $48,000 |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2021
- Tornado, March 31, 1954
- Tornado, March 2, 1972
- Tornado, May 6, 2003
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Lightning, November 30, 2022
- Debris Flow, September 16, 2004
- Flash Flood, December 2, 2009
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Hail, August 20, 1999
- Flood, September 7, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2020
- Tornado, July 19, 1971
- Tornado, April 13, 1980
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2026
- Hail, November 8, 2025
- Tornado, June 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 29, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Hail, May 26, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023
- Tornado, August 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2023
- Hail, January 12, 2023
- Flood, January 4, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Lightning, November 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2018
- Hail, November 7, 2017
- High Wind, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2017
- Hail, March 21, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 30, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- High Wind, February 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Flood, November 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2015
- Hail, April 9, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, May 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2010
- Hail, June 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 2, 2009
- Flood, October 12, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2009
- Hail, April 14, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Hail, April 6, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Drought, November 1, 2008
- Drought, October 1, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2008
- Hail, July 27, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Drought, July 1, 2008
- Drought, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Hail, May 12, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2006
- Hail, July 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, April 21, 2006
- Hail, December 28, 2005
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2005
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 4, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2005
- Hail, June 6, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2004
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Debris Flow, September 16, 2004
- Flood, September 7, 2004
- Heavy Rain, August 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2004
- Drought, May 1, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, March 27, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 8, 2003
- Hail, August 7, 2003
- Tornado, May 6, 2003
- Tornado, May 6, 2003
- Hail, April 29, 2003
- Hail, April 25, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2003
- Hail, March 19, 2003
- Hail, March 19, 2003
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 28, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2002
- Hail, March 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 2001
- Drought, December 1, 2001
- Drought, November 1, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2001
- Drought, May 1, 2001
- Drought, April 1, 2001
- High Wind, March 20, 2001
- Drought, March 1, 2001
- Tornado, February 16, 2001
- Drought, February 1, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2000
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2000
- Strong Wind, November 9, 2000
- Drought, November 1, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2000
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- High Wind, March 28, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 23, 2000
- Dense Fog, December 13, 1999
- Drought, October 1, 1999
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Hail, August 20, 1999
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1999
- Drought, July 15, 1999
- Hail, May 13, 1999
- Winter Weather, February 24, 1999
- Drought, July 1, 1998
- Hail, June 24, 1998
- Hail, June 19, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 1998
- Hail, June 9, 1998
- Hail, June 4, 1998
- Tornado, May 7, 1998
- Hail, May 3, 1998
- Hail, April 8, 1998
- Flash Flood, February 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- Hail, November 30, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 21, 1997
- Hail, August 15, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Elbert CountyEvery warning in Elbert 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.