Storm History: Gordon County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Gordon 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
- 440
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 55
- Damage
- $144 million
- Episodes
- 342
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 | 102 | 0 | 0 | $791,000 |
| Tornado | 94 | 6 | 48 | $37 million |
| Flash Flood | 54 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Drought | 41 | 0 | 0 | $103 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 32 | 0 | 3 | $638,000 |
| Winter Storm | 15 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $397,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Strong Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $68,000 |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 1 | $14,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | $17,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 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.
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 1, 2002
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 1998
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Tornado, June 27, 1994
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Hail, March 31, 2012
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, April 8, 1957
- Tornado, March 16, 1973
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, April 19, 2006
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2020
- Hail, July 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- Hail, March 31, 2012
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Tornado, April 8, 1957
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, January 31, 1958
- Tornado, April 11, 1962
- Tornado, March 16, 1973
- Tornado, March 30, 1977
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 17, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Hail, June 14, 2025
- Tornado, May 25, 2025
- Tornado, May 20, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024
- Hail, August 30, 2024
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Hail, July 8, 2024
- Hail, May 23, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2023
- Tornado, July 20, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 21, 2021
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2020
- Hail, July 21, 2020
- Hail, June 27, 2020
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2019
- Hail, August 19, 2019
- Hail, May 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2017
- Tornado, May 24, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 4, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Drought, April 1, 2017
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Tornado, March 21, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, January 22, 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
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- Drought, May 31, 2016
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Hail, July 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Hail, May 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2014
- Tornado, June 5, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Wildfire, April 20, 2013
- Tornado, March 5, 2013
- Wildfire, February 16, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Wildfire, November 18, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, March 31, 2012
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, March 9, 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
- Hail, June 17, 2010
- Hail, May 24, 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, October 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2009
- Hail, August 11, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 2009
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Flood, April 2, 2009
- Tornado, January 6, 2009
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- High Wind, February 1, 2008
- High Wind, January 31, 2008
- High Wind, January 29, 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
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, June 25, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2006
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Hail, October 21, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Strong Wind, July 10, 2005
- Tornado, July 10, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Flood, July 10, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2005
- Hail, December 10, 2004
- Hail, December 9, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Hail, August 20, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2003
- Hail, July 4, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2003
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 30, 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
- Flash Flood, December 24, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2002
- Strong Wind, September 26, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Flood, July 3, 2002
- Hail, June 30, 2002
- Flood, June 5, 2002
- Flood, June 4, 2002
- Hail, May 26, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Flood, May 2, 2002
- Tornado, May 1, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Heat, April 16, 2002
- Drought, April 1, 2002
- Heat, March 15, 2002
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2002
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 2002
- Dense Fog, January 30, 2002
- Heat, January 24, 2002
- Drought, December 1, 2001
- Heat, December 1, 2001
- Drought, November 1, 2001
- Heat, November 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 27, 2001
- Drought, October 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, September 26, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2001
- Flood, July 2, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2001
- Hail, May 31, 2001
- Hail, May 24, 2001
- Hail, May 11, 2001
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2001
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2001
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Gordon CountyEvery warning in Gordon 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.