Storm History: Meriwether County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Meriwether 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
- 339
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 40
- Damage
- $32 million
- Episodes
- 286
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 | 89 | 0 | 2 | $358,000 |
| Tornado | 82 | 0 | 38 | $28 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 36 | 0 | 0 | $151,000 |
| Drought | 36 | 0 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| Flash Flood | 16 | 0 | 0 | $64,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $53,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 5 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 4 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $33,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, December 29, 2024
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Tornado, February 22, 1993
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, April 13, 1980
- Tornado, May 13, 1993
- Tornado, July 10, 2005
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, December 5, 1954
- Tornado, November 20, 1974
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Tornado, May 26, 2015
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, May 22, 2020
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, January 28, 1995
- Hail, June 4, 1999
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2005
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, October 4, 1979
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Hail, June 11, 2023
- Hail, July 15, 2020
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, April 24, 2021
- Hail, May 22, 2020
- Hail, July 25, 2020
- Hail, March 31, 2015
- Hail, June 16, 2010
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, December 5, 1954
- Tornado, December 24, 1964
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Tornado, March 26, 2023
- Tornado, April 26, 1982
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, February 16, 1990
- Tornado, February 22, 1993
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, March 12, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, October 7, 2025
- Hail, June 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2025
- Tornado, December 29, 2024
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2024
- Tornado, May 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 11, 2023
- Tornado, March 26, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 9, 2022
- Tornado, January 2, 2022
- Tornado, August 17, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Hail, April 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 26, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Tornado, October 10, 2020
- Hail, August 11, 2020
- Hail, July 25, 2020
- Hail, July 15, 2020
- Hail, June 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2020
- Hail, May 22, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 24, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Tornado, February 12, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Tornado, December 20, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 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
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2016
- Hail, June 14, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- Tornado, May 26, 2015
- Tornado, April 19, 2015
- Hail, March 31, 2015
- Tornado, October 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2014
- Hail, June 6, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Lightning, August 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Hail, July 17, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, January 21, 2012
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, August 21, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 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
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Tornado, September 27, 2010
- Hail, July 9, 2010
- Hail, June 25, 2010
- Hail, June 16, 2010
- Hail, June 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, July 28, 2008
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Hail, April 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Hail, September 27, 2007
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 23, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 25, 2007
- Hail, July 20, 2007
- Hail, July 1, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Tornado, January 5, 2007
- Hail, August 9, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- 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
- Strong Wind, July 10, 2005
- Tornado, July 10, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Flood, July 10, 2005
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Flood, July 6, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flood, March 27, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2005
- Hail, March 22, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Hail, December 10, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 24, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2004
- Hail, July 15, 2004
- Hail, July 7, 2004
- Hail, May 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2002
- Flood, July 2, 2002
- Hail, May 26, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Flood, May 2, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2001
- Hail, July 5, 2001
- Flood, June 14, 2001
- Flood, June 3, 2001
- Flood, March 15, 2001
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Hail, July 20, 2000
- Drought, July 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, June 7, 2000
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Hail, May 3, 2000
- Drought, May 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, April 9, 2000
- Drought, April 1, 2000
- Hail, March 10, 2000
- Drought, February 1, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2000
- Hail, August 24, 1999
- Hail, August 13, 1999
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 11, 1999
- Hail, June 4, 1999
- Drought, May 1, 1999
- Hail, February 27, 1999
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, June 15, 1998
- Hail, October 25, 1997
- Hail, September 10, 1997
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, June 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 1997
- Hail, January 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 1996
- Hail, March 18, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Meriwether CountyEvery warning in Meriwether 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.