Storm History: Lee County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lee 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
- 311
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 34
- Damage
- $179 million
- Episodes
- 226
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 80 | 0 | 0 | $338,000 |
| Tornado | 68 | 3 | 34 | $52 million |
| Hail | 56 | 0 | 0 | $216,000 |
| Drought | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 27 | 0 | 0 | $64,000 |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $550,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | $116 million |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $7.8 million |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 10, 2018
- Tornado, October 30, 1993
- Frost/Freeze, March 16, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 10, 2017
- Tornado, April 14, 2007
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
- Flood, March 8, 1998
- Tornado, December 24, 2002
- Flood, December 24, 2015
- Tornado, March 18, 2021
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2006
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 9, 2005
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2015
- Hail, October 25, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 8, 1998
- Hail, May 3, 1998
- Hail, February 13, 1984
- Hail, January 3, 2026
- Hail, March 30, 1992
- Hail, March 19, 2018
- Hail, July 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2015
- Hail, January 21, 2012
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Hail, June 12, 2011
- Hail, November 16, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 1995
- Hail, September 9, 1994
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, October 30, 1993
- Tornado, August 4, 1966
- Tornado, December 25, 1969
- Tornado, February 8, 1973
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Tornado, February 16, 1990
- Tornado, January 2, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Tornado, June 12, 2023
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Tornado, March 12, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2026
- Drought, January 13, 2026
- Hail, January 3, 2026
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2025
- Hail, June 25, 2025
- Hail, March 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, February 12, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Tornado, June 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 4, 2023
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2022
- Flood, September 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2022
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Hail, March 18, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2021
- Tornado, April 24, 2021
- Tornado, March 18, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 23, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Flood, March 4, 2020
- Flood, February 6, 2020
- Drought, October 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2019
- Hail, June 20, 2019
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 10, 2018
- Hail, July 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2018
- Hail, March 19, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2018
- Drought, January 9, 2018
- Tropical Storm, September 10, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2017
- Tornado, May 20, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 16, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, January 2, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 4, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Hail, July 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Tornado, June 25, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Flood, February 3, 2016
- Flood, December 24, 2015
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2015
- Hail, June 10, 2015
- Hail, May 31, 2015
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2015
- Hail, June 20, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2014
- Tornado, April 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 1, 2012
- Heavy Rain, May 16, 2012
- Hail, May 6, 2012
- Drought, May 1, 2012
- Drought, April 1, 2012
- Drought, March 1, 2012
- Drought, February 1, 2012
- Hail, January 21, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Hail, November 16, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 14, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 12, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Drought, May 10, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Tornado, March 9, 2011
- Drought, February 1, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 10, 2011
- Drought, January 1, 2011
- Drought, December 1, 2010
- Drought, November 23, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2009
- Tropical Storm, August 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2008
- Tornado, April 14, 2007
- Hail, August 8, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 9, 2005
- Funnel Cloud, May 20, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 10, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2004
- Tornado, December 24, 2002
- Hail, August 20, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 16, 2000
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2000
- Hail, March 11, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 1999
- Hail, May 10, 1999
- Hail, August 18, 1998
- Hail, May 3, 1998
- Hail, April 8, 1998
- Flood, March 8, 1998
- Tornado, November 1, 1997
- Hail, October 25, 1997
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Hail, June 14, 1997
- High Wind, April 11, 1997
- Hail, March 29, 1997
- Hail, May 22, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 1996
- Hail, June 10, 1995
- Hail, September 9, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1994
- Tornado, October 30, 1993
- Hail, March 25, 1993
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 1992
- Hail, July 1, 1992
- Hail, March 30, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 1991
- Tornado, May 5, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 1991
- Hail, April 9, 1991
- Tornado, May 21, 1990
- Tornado, February 16, 1990
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Tornado, January 25, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 1989
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 1989
- Tornado, May 1, 1989
- Hail, February 21, 1989
- Hail, July 15, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 1988
- Hail, June 27, 1988
- Tornado, April 25, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 12, 1985
- Hail, June 19, 1985
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
- Hail, February 13, 1984
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 10, 1981
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 1978
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 28, 1974
- Tornado, February 8, 1973
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 1970
- Tornado, December 25, 1969
- Tornado, August 4, 1966
- Tornado, March 13, 1952
More
Tornadoes in Lee CountyEvery warning in Lee 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.