Storm History: Jones County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Jones 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
- 289
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 17
- Damage
- $13 million
- Episodes
- 256
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 | 69 | 0 | 0 | $619,000 |
| Tornado | 60 | 2 | 17 | $9.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 37 | 0 | 0 | $136,000 |
| Drought | 29 | 0 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Flash Flood | 18 | 0 | 0 | $72,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Winter Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $33,000 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $350,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $105,000 |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $150 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 21, 1955
- Tornado, December 26, 1964
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Hail, May 15, 1994
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Lightning, December 12, 1996
- Lightning, June 11, 2004
- Tornado, March 26, 2023
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, February 17, 2008
- Flash Flood, October 6, 2021
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 24, 1988
- Hail, October 4, 1979
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Hail, March 16, 2022
- Hail, July 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 6, 2012
- Hail, March 28, 2010
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, December 26, 1964
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, March 26, 2023
- Tornado, March 8, 1961
- Tornado, July 22, 1970
- Tornado, April 26, 1982
- Tornado, December 3, 1983
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, March 31, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2026
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, March 26, 2023
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Hail, March 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 6, 2021
- Tornado, August 17, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Hail, July 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2020
- Drought, October 8, 2019
- Hail, June 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Hail, March 25, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 10, 2018
- Tornado, August 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Hail, June 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2015
- Hail, July 10, 2015
- Hail, July 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2014
- Tornado, November 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2014
- Hail, June 6, 2014
- Tornado, May 14, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2012
- Hail, July 26, 2012
- Hail, July 6, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 10, 2012
- Hail, April 3, 2012
- Tornado, September 5, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Hail, March 28, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Tornado, December 2, 2009
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Wildfire, April 4, 2009
- Flood, April 2, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, December 10, 2008
- Tornado, August 26, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, June 29, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2006
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, December 28, 2005
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Tornado, July 10, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Flood, July 10, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Hail, May 10, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Flood, September 27, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- Flood, September 6, 2004
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Hail, September 1, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2004
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2004
- Lightning, June 11, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2003
- Drought, January 1, 2003
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Hail, August 26, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Flood, July 3, 2002
- Flood, July 2, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Heat, April 16, 2002
- Drought, April 1, 2002
- Heat, March 15, 2002
- Hail, March 12, 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
- Flood, June 21, 2001
- Flood, June 14, 2001
- Hail, May 19, 2001
- High Wind, March 20, 2001
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2001
- Tornado, January 19, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 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
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2000
- Hail, August 20, 1999
- Hail, August 13, 1999
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 6, 1999
- Drought, May 1, 1999
- Hail, May 8, 1998
- Hail, April 22, 1998
- Flood, March 8, 1998
- Hail, November 1, 1997
- Tornado, October 26, 1997
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, June 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 1997
- Hail, May 9, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
- Hail, April 21, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 1996
- Lightning, December 12, 1996
- Hail, December 12, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 12, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 1996
- Flash Flood, March 7, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 1995
- Hail, July 27, 1995
- Hail, June 10, 1995
- Hail, January 6, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1994
- Hail, May 15, 1994
- Hail, August 4, 1993
- Tornado, March 31, 1993
- Hail, February 12, 1993
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 1992
- Tornado, August 27, 1992
- Hail, August 9, 1992
- Hail, July 5, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 1991
- Hail, June 4, 1991
- Tornado, May 5, 1991
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Hail, August 2, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 1990
- Tornado, May 28, 1990
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 30, 1989
- Tornado, August 17, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 1989
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Hail, June 26, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 1988
- Hail, May 24, 1988
- Hail, April 23, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 1987
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, May 7, 1984
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
- Tornado, April 22, 1984
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 28, 1983
- Tornado, December 3, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 1983
- Tornado, April 23, 1983
- Tornado, April 26, 1982
- Hail, July 6, 1980
- Hail, October 4, 1979
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Jones CountyEvery warning in Jones 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.