Storm History: Mitchell County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Mitchell 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
- 387
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 401
- Damage
- $224 million
- Episodes
- 260
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 94 | 17 | 399 | $45 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 92 | 0 | 2 | $685,000 |
| Hail | 66 | 0 | 0 | $440,000 |
| Drought | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 43 | 0 | 0 | $257,000 |
| Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $192,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $8.0 million |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | $130,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | $161 million |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 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, February 13, 2000
- Frost/Freeze, March 16, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 10, 2017
- Tornado, January 2, 2017
- Tornado, March 20, 2003
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Tornado, January 12, 1975
- Tornado, September 29, 1998
- Tornado, February 16, 2003
- Tornado, March 13, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 2007
- Tornado, January 22, 1952
- Tornado, April 8, 1974
- Tornado, March 5, 1984
- Tornado, March 22, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 9, 2005
- Hail, April 3, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2001
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, December 28, 2005
- Hail, May 9, 2024
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Hail, March 30, 1992
- Flood, March 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2024
- Hail, March 25, 2023
- Hail, July 21, 2018
- Flood, February 18, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, April 8, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2005
- Hail, April 8, 2004
- Hail, April 3, 2002
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, February 13, 2000
- Tornado, March 20, 2003
- Tornado, January 13, 1972
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, January 22, 1952
- Tornado, May 7, 1960
- Tornado, March 26, 1963
- Tornado, April 6, 1963
- Tornado, August 24, 1968
- Tornado, February 7, 1971
- Tornado, April 30, 1971
- Tornado, January 12, 1975
- Tornado, March 16, 1976
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Hail, March 16, 2026
- Tornado, March 12, 2026
- Hail, March 6, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 15, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2025
- Tornado, March 13, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2024
- Hail, May 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2024
- Flood, March 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 9, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Drought, November 7, 2023
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 30, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2023
- Tornado, June 12, 2023
- Flood, May 22, 2023
- Hail, March 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2023
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2022
- Flood, July 5, 2022
- Flood, June 14, 2022
- Hail, May 20, 2022
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Tropical Storm, August 16, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2021
- Tornado, April 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2021
- Tornado, February 15, 2021
- Tornado, September 16, 2020
- Hail, June 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 23, 2020
- Tornado, April 19, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Tornado, March 31, 2020
- Flood, February 6, 2020
- Drought, October 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2019
- Hail, June 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019
- Tornado, April 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2019
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2018
- Flood, August 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2018
- Hail, July 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2018
- Drought, January 9, 2018
- Tropical Storm, September 10, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 16, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, January 2, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2016
- Tornado, June 25, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2016
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Flood, March 24, 2016
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2015
- Hail, May 31, 2015
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Tornado, January 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2014
- Drought, November 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2014
- Drought, August 26, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 16, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2012
- Drought, June 1, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Hail, May 6, 2012
- Drought, May 1, 2012
- Hail, April 5, 2012
- Drought, April 1, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Drought, March 1, 2012
- Tornado, February 24, 2012
- Flood, February 18, 2012
- Drought, February 1, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Drought, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Drought, February 1, 2011
- Drought, January 1, 2011
- Drought, December 1, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Drought, October 19, 2010
- Tornado, March 31, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 22, 2008
- Hail, August 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2008
- Tornado, December 15, 2007
- Hail, July 11, 2007
- Hail, July 1, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 2007
- Hail, August 8, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2006
- Hail, April 8, 2006
- Lightning, January 13, 2006
- Flood, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, December 28, 2005
- Hail, December 28, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 9, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2005
- Tornado, March 22, 2005
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 15, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2004
- Hail, April 8, 2004
- Tornado, March 20, 2003
- Tornado, February 16, 2003
- Tornado, December 24, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 2002
- Lightning, November 12, 2002
- Lightning, November 12, 2002
- Tornado, October 29, 2002
- Hail, June 4, 2002
- Hail, April 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2002
- Lightning, March 26, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 2002
- Lightning, July 3, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2000
- Hail, June 18, 2000
- Tornado, February 13, 2000
- Hail, May 6, 1999
- Tornado, September 29, 1998
- Tropical Storm, September 3, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1998
- Flood, March 8, 1998
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
- Hail, August 19, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1995
- Hail, June 10, 1995
- Hail, May 19, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1994
- Tornado, June 25, 1994
- Hail, June 11, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 1992
- Hail, March 30, 1992
- Hail, March 19, 1992
- Tornado, April 30, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 3, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 1990
- Hail, July 2, 1990
- Tornado, May 21, 1990
- Tornado, February 16, 1990
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, June 8, 1989
- Tornado, May 10, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1987
- Hail, July 20, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 19, 1984
- Tornado, April 22, 1984
- Tornado, March 5, 1984
- Tornado, December 5, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 1983
- Tornado, March 18, 1981
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 1980
- Tornado, May 20, 1980
- Tornado, April 13, 1979
- Tornado, March 16, 1976
- Tornado, January 12, 1975
- Tornado, April 8, 1974
- Tornado, May 8, 1972
- Tornado, March 2, 1972
- Tornado, January 13, 1972
- Tornado, April 30, 1971
- Tornado, February 7, 1971
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Mitchell CountyEvery warning in Mitchell 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.