Storm History: Houston County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Houston 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
- 556
- Deaths
- 20
- Injuries
- 328
- Damage
- $39 million
- Episodes
- 404
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 | 194 | 0 | 1 | $2.6 million |
| Tornado | 117 | 20 | 313 | $31 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 81 | 0 | 0 | $377,000 |
| Flash Flood | 57 | 0 | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Drought | 30 | 0 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $137,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 12 | 0 | 1 | $300,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 6 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $117,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $360,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 12 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 30, 1953
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, March 21, 1980
- Hail, July 28, 2008
- Tornado, October 25, 2010
- Tornado, March 19, 2018
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Hail, May 10, 2009
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2003
- Tornado, April 17, 1959
- Tornado, May 15, 1995
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2005
- Tornado, April 1, 2016
- Hail, July 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2004
- Hail, May 31, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
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, January 28, 1995
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2005
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, July 20, 1998
- Hail, May 24, 1988
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Hail, April 7, 1999
- Hail, March 6, 1992
- Hail, May 14, 1984
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Hail, May 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2022
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 30, 1953
- Tornado, March 13, 1954
- Tornado, March 31, 1961
- Tornado, November 18, 1968
- Tornado, April 23, 1971
- Tornado, January 13, 1972
- Tornado, March 24, 1975
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, March 12, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2025
- Tornado, March 31, 2025
- Tornado, February 16, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024
- Hail, August 18, 2024
- Hail, June 10, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2023
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Hail, August 8, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Hail, May 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2022
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Tornado, December 29, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2020
- Hail, July 25, 2020
- Hail, May 24, 2020
- Hail, May 22, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Drought, October 8, 2019
- Hail, September 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2019
- Hail, May 10, 2019
- Tornado, February 12, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2018
- Tornado, March 19, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2017
- Tornado, May 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, December 29, 2016
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Hail, July 21, 2016
- Tornado, April 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2015
- Hail, July 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2015
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Hail, March 31, 2015
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2014
- Hail, December 22, 2014
- Tornado, November 23, 2014
- Tornado, October 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Hail, June 16, 2014
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Strong Wind, March 28, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Tornado, January 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Hail, June 24, 2013
- Hail, June 2, 2013
- Tornado, April 28, 2013
- Tornado, April 19, 2013
- Strong Wind, April 14, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2012
- Hail, July 26, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Hail, June 10, 2012
- Hail, June 5, 2012
- Hail, March 16, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 22, 2011
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Tornado, October 25, 2010
- Flood, September 26, 2010
- Hail, August 6, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2010
- Hail, June 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2010
- Hail, May 21, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Tornado, March 12, 2010
- Hail, February 22, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2009
- Hail, June 22, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Hail, May 10, 2009
- Hail, May 5, 2009
- High Wind, April 21, 2009
- Hail, April 13, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Lightning, September 11, 2008
- Tornado, August 26, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, August 7, 2008
- Hail, July 28, 2008
- Hail, July 4, 2008
- Hail, June 2, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Hail, April 4, 2008
- Strong Wind, March 19, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, February 17, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 20, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Flood, August 21, 2006
- Hail, August 8, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Hail, July 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2006
- Hail, June 26, 2006
- Hail, June 2, 2006
- Tornado, December 28, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Flood, June 2, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2005
- Flood, March 27, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, November 24, 2004
- Flood, September 27, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Hail, June 12, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Hail, February 22, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Hail, January 22, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2003
- Drought, January 1, 2003
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Flood, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Hail, July 24, 2002
- Hail, July 6, 2002
- Flood, July 2, 2002
- Hail, June 30, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 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
- Heat, November 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 27, 2001
- Drought, October 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, September 26, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2001
- Flood, June 21, 2001
- Flood, June 10, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2001
- Hail, May 31, 2001
- Hail, May 22, 2001
- Hail, May 11, 2001
- Hail, April 3, 2001
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2001
- Tornado, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Houston CountyEvery warning in Houston 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.