Storm History: Harris County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Harris 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
- 391
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $18 million
- Episodes
- 306
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 | 114 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Tornado | 112 | 0 | 8 | $15 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 37 | 0 | 0 | $85,000 |
| Drought | 35 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 19 | 1 | 0 | $244,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 1 | $16,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $59,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 5 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 4 | 1 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $125,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Tornado, April 13, 1980
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, March 3, 2019
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Tornado, December 5, 1954
- Tornado, April 22, 1984
- Tornado, April 18, 1988
- Tornado, February 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Lightning, May 7, 2006
- Hail, June 5, 1998
- Tornado, May 26, 2015
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, April 14, 2019
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2005
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, October 4, 1979
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Hail, August 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Hail, May 13, 2011
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Hail, May 10, 2009
- Hail, April 4, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Tornado, December 5, 1954
- Tornado, April 23, 1971
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, March 3, 2019
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, March 26, 2023
- Tornado, March 20, 1970
- Tornado, April 19, 1970
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, March 9, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 23, 2025
- Tornado, May 3, 2025
- Tornado, March 31, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Hail, August 18, 2024
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, May 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 2024
- Hail, August 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2023
- Tornado, March 26, 2023
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2022
- Tornado, December 29, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Drought, October 8, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2019
- Tornado, April 14, 2019
- Hail, March 25, 2019
- Tornado, March 3, 2019
- Tornado, November 7, 2018
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2018
- Hail, June 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2018
- Tornado, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Tornado, December 20, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2017
- Tornado, April 27, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, February 7, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2016
- Hail, June 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Hail, June 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2015
- Tornado, May 26, 2015
- Hail, December 22, 2014
- Tornado, October 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2013
- Strong Wind, April 14, 2013
- Tornado, April 11, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Hail, July 17, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, January 21, 2012
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Hail, October 13, 2011
- Tornado, September 5, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2011
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Hail, May 13, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Hail, April 11, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2010
- Hail, July 9, 2010
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Tornado, March 12, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2009
- Hail, May 10, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Flood, February 28, 2009
- High Wind, December 11, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, August 7, 2008
- Hail, August 6, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Hail, April 4, 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 17, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, June 29, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Hail, May 12, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Tornado, November 15, 2006
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Lightning, May 7, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2006
- Tornado, December 28, 2005
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Strong Wind, July 10, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Flood, July 10, 2005
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, May 23, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2005
- Flood, March 31, 2005
- Flood, March 27, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2005
- Hail, March 22, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, November 24, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 7, 2004
- Hail, May 1, 2004
- Hail, April 12, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, April 5, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 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
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Hail, July 24, 2002
- Flood, July 21, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Hail, May 9, 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
- Dense Fog, January 29, 2002
- Heat, January 24, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 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
- High Wind, March 20, 2001
- Flood, March 15, 2001
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2001
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2000
- Drought, July 1, 2000
- Hail, June 26, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, June 7, 2000
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Drought, May 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, April 9, 2000
- Drought, April 1, 2000
- Drought, February 1, 2000
- Hail, August 20, 1999
- Hail, August 13, 1999
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 1999
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Hail, June 29, 1999
- Tornado, May 5, 1999
- Drought, May 1, 1999
- Hail, April 27, 1999
- Hail, March 3, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 1998
- Hail, August 30, 1998
- Hail, July 29, 1998
- Hail, June 25, 1998
- Hail, June 5, 1998
- Hail, May 29, 1998
- Flood, March 8, 1998
- Hail, November 1, 1997
- Tornado, October 26, 1997
- Hail, September 10, 1997
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Hail, June 14, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, June 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 1997
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Harris CountyEvery warning in Harris 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.