Storm History: Fayette County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Fayette 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
- 520
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 22
- Damage
- $38 million
- Episodes
- 392
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 | 157 | 0 | 4 | $4.3 million |
| Tornado | 108 | 1 | 1 | $23 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 66 | 0 | 6 | $1.8 million |
| Drought | 36 | 0 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| Flash Flood | 35 | 0 | 8 | $2.7 million |
| Flood | 27 | 0 | 1 | $997,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Winter Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 8 | 1 | 2 | $303,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $766,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 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, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, April 13, 1980
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, November 24, 2004
- Tornado, December 24, 2015
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Hail, July 20, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Hail, August 5, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2009
- Tornado, May 3, 1998
- Flood, July 23, 2002
- Hail, August 23, 2007
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, June 4, 1999
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2005
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, June 4, 1998
- Hail, July 20, 1998
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Hail, June 11, 2023
- Hail, July 15, 2020
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Hail, March 30, 1992
- Hail, April 9, 1984
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Tornado, May 12, 1971
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, March 16, 2026
- Tornado, March 12, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 10, 2026
- Drought, October 7, 2025
- Tornado, June 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 27, 2025
- Tornado, May 20, 2025
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Tornado, April 6, 2025
- Tornado, March 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025
- Tornado, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Tornado, December 29, 2024
- Hail, August 17, 2024
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, May 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2024
- Hail, August 15, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 11, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Tornado, December 29, 2021
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 26, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Hail, August 11, 2020
- Hail, July 25, 2020
- Hail, July 15, 2020
- Hail, July 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 30, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2019
- Drought, September 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2019
- Tornado, February 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, June 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2018
- Tornado, March 19, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Hail, March 10, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 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
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Tornado, December 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Tornado, May 26, 2015
- Hail, March 31, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2014
- Strong Wind, April 30, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Tornado, January 11, 2014
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2012
- Lightning, July 13, 2012
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Hail, March 1, 2012
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2011
- Lightning, August 6, 2011
- Hail, July 12, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 24, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Hail, August 1, 2010
- Hail, July 9, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Hail, June 11, 2010
- Hail, June 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Flood, April 2, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, October 8, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2008
- Hail, July 28, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 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
- Hail, August 18, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 25, 2007
- Hail, July 20, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2007
- Hail, June 25, 2007
- Hail, June 15, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Tornado, January 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2006
- Hail, August 5, 2006
- Hail, July 20, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Tornado, December 4, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Hail, July 21, 2005
- Lightning, July 19, 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
- Flood, July 6, 2005
- Lightning, June 21, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Flood, June 5, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2005
- Flood, March 27, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2005
- Hail, March 22, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Lightning, February 2, 2005
- Sleet, February 2, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2005
- Hail, December 10, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 24, 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
- Flood, September 6, 2004
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2004
- Hail, July 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2004
- Hail, May 22, 2004
- Hail, April 12, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 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
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Strong Wind, February 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 4, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2003
- Drought, January 1, 2003
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 12, 2002
- Flood, October 6, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Flood, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Hail, August 1, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Flood, July 23, 2002
- Hail, July 22, 2002
- Flood, July 21, 2002
- Hail, July 6, 2002
- Flood, July 2, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Hail, May 9, 2002
- Flood, May 2, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Fayette CountyEvery warning in Fayette 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.