Flood in Georgia
Every flood event the National Weather Service has filed in Georgia, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
The most significant on the map
The most significant flood episodes in Georgia.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 954
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $451 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Georgia, January 21 to 23, 2017A multi-day severe weather event struck the southeast January 21-22, 2017 with three rounds of severe weather moving through the area.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, April 12 to 13, 2020A powerful Spring storm system resulted in a Severe Weather / Tornado outbreak across much of the Southeast region, including north and central Georgia, beginning on Easter Sunday (April 12th) and lingering into the morning hours of April 13th.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Georgia, September 20 to 23, 2009A historical, record, and catastrophic flood event unfolded during this period, mostly in the west central Georgia area, including the western and northwestern suburbs of Atlanta.
- Tornadoes and Flood in Georgia, March 1 to 2, 2007A major, negatively tilted and closed upper trough rotated through the mid-south and southeast U.S. on March 1st. A 150kt jet was located over the region at 250mb with a strong 50kt low-level jet from central Alabama into central Tennessee.
- Tornadoes and Flood in Georgia, March 15 to 16, 2008The pattern that began to evolve on March 14th continued and intensified on March 15th. A stationary front remained draped across north Georgia from near Atlanta to Athens. South of this front, the air mass was becoming increasingly warm, moist and unstable.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, May 5 to 11, 2003The Dade county Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail.
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Georgia, November 10 to 11, 2002The Lamar county sheriff sighted a possible funnel cloud near the Lamar/Monroe county line.
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 21, 1998An intense Gulf storm produced 5 to 12 inches of rain across much of southwest Georgia on March 7-9 which caused widespread flooding.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, March 2 to 6, 2012Several subtle upper level shortwaves affected the area during a three day period between March 1-3 as a broad long-wave upper level trough located west of the area slowly progressed eastward.
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Georgia, April 2 to 4, 2016Moderate to heavy rainfall spread across southwest Georgia during the April 1-3 period with storm total estimates generally between 3 and 7 inches.
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Georgia, April 7 to 8, 2006The Floyd County 911 Center reported quarter-sized hail north of Armuchee and the public reported nickel-sized hail in Armuchee.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, April 3, 2000Survey of damage by NWS personnel indicated that an F1 - F2 tornado, 50 - 100 yards wide, touched down in the Potash community at approximately 2:00 am EDT near Harmony Road. The tornado traveled approximately 6 miles with the terminating point just southwest of Cedartown.
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Georgia, December 1 to 2, 2018A lifting warm front, very saturated airmass and strong upper level dynamics ahead of a cold front created a couple waves of localized heavy rainfall across the local area from Dec. 1-2nd.
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, February 21, 2005A storm spotter reported penny-sized hail.
- Flooding and Hail in Georgia, July 3, 2002The Amicalola State Park reported dime size hail.
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, August 24, 2000Several reports of dime to quarter size hail were received from the public.
- Tornadoes and Flood in Georgia, February 15 to 18, 2021A strong cold front moved through the area during the afternoon hours of Feb 15th. The airmass ahead of the front was relatively unstable, and shear was very strong.
- Tornadoes and Flood in Georgia, January 19, 2001The Stewart county 911 center reported two trees down near Louvale.
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Georgia, November 15 to 16, 2006A very deep closed upper low moved through the mid and deep south resulting in a significant severe weather outbreak across the deep south and southeast. Georgia was on the eastern edge of this outbreak because much of north and central Georgia remained in a wedge of cooler air.
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, July 22, 2008An upper low continued to deepen across the northeast U.S. and was digging southward into the southeast United States A strong cold front was moving south from the Ohio Valley toward the southeast United States.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, August 26 to 27, 2008The remnants of tropical storm Fay continued to move northeast into central and northern Alabama on the 26th, then finally into eastern Tennessee on the 27th. This was the day when north and central Georgia experienced its maximum effects from tropical storm Fay.
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, July 30, 2002The Coweta county 911 center and the public reported pea size hail at several locations around the county, particularly in the Sharpsburg area.
- Flood in Georgia, May 7, 2013Previous heavy rain and flash flooding on May 4th and 5th caused minor flooding on the Oostanaula River and its associated tributaries.
- Tornado and Tropical Storm in Georgia, July 7, 2021Tropical Storm Elsa tracked NNE across the western tier of the local forecast area through the day on Wed, July 7th. The storm made landfall along the FL Big Bend coast.
- Flooding and Hail in Georgia, July 2, 2002The Houston county 911 center reported that two trees were blown down.
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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.