Storm History: Gilmer County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Gilmer 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
- 426
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- $21 million
- Episodes
- 352
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 | 95 | 0 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| Tornado | 75 | 0 | 9 | $9.6 million |
| Drought | 44 | 0 | 0 | $986,000 |
| Flash Flood | 39 | 0 | 1 | $4.4 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 25 | 0 | 0 | $136,000 |
| Winter Storm | 22 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Winter Weather | 19 | 0 | 10 | |
| Heavy Snow | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 10 | 1 | 0 | $255,000 |
| Strong Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $116,000 |
| Wildfire | 9 | 0 | 0 | $258,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $523,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2013
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, December 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2003
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Flood, July 22, 2008
- Tornado, March 16, 1973
- Tornado, February 18, 1976
- Tornado, March 30, 1977
- Hail, May 13, 2011
- Wildfire, November 24, 2012
- Debris Flow, December 2, 2015
- Hail, July 25, 2020
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, March 25, 2021
- Tornado, April 2, 1970
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, March 8, 1961
- Tornado, March 16, 1973
- Tornado, November 21, 1973
- Tornado, March 30, 1977
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Tornado, May 7, 1999
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Tornado, May 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2023
- Tornado, July 20, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Tornado, January 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2021
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2020
- Hail, July 25, 2020
- Hail, July 9, 2020
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 24, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Hail, May 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 6, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2018
- Hail, June 16, 2018
- Hail, June 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, May 24, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 4, 2017
- Drought, May 1, 2017
- Drought, April 1, 2017
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Tornado, March 21, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Wildfire, November 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Wildfire, October 16, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Hail, September 12, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- Drought, May 31, 2016
- Hail, April 22, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2016
- Tornado, December 24, 2015
- Debris Flow, December 2, 2015
- Tornado, November 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Hail, May 18, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Tornado, April 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2014
- Tornado, June 5, 2014
- Wildfire, March 22, 2014
- Tornado, February 21, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Wildfire, November 12, 2013
- Wildfire, November 11, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2013
- Wildfire, March 15, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 6, 2013
- Tornado, March 5, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2013
- Wildfire, November 24, 2012
- Wildfire, November 10, 2012
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, May 31, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2012
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tornado, September 5, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 24, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 6, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 13, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Hail, April 11, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 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
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Tornado, October 25, 2010
- Tornado, September 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Hail, July 9, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Hail, May 28, 2010
- Wildfire, April 1, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- High Wind, December 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Tornado, December 10, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Flood, July 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2008
- Hail, March 4, 2008
- High Wind, January 31, 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 24, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Tornado, November 15, 2006
- Hail, July 21, 2006
- Hail, July 20, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 21, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Hail, May 2, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2006
- Strong Wind, January 14, 2006
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Flood, August 13, 2005
- Strong Wind, July 10, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2004
- Hail, December 10, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Strong Wind, December 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2003
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2003
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2003
- Drought, January 1, 2003
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2002
- Strong Wind, September 26, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Gilmer CountyEvery warning in Gilmer 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.