Storm History: Oconee County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Oconee 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
- 305
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $258 million
- Episodes
- 272
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 | 62 | 0 | 0 | $976,000 |
| Tornado | 58 | 1 | 3 | $251 million |
| Drought | 40 | 0 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 35 | 0 | 0 | $367,000 |
| Flash Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $61,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Winter Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Strong Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $58,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $107,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $365,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Tornado, June 27, 1994
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, March 13, 1975
- Tornado, August 17, 1985
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2007
- Hail, August 11, 2009
- Flood, July 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2005
- Hail, August 5, 2006
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 2020
- Hail, May 8, 1998
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2000
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, June 4, 1999
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2020
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, March 6, 1992
- Hail, June 14, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, June 27, 1994
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Tornado, March 13, 1975
- Tornado, May 28, 1976
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
- Tornado, November 10, 1984
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 13, 2026
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Hail, July 3, 2022
- Tornado, August 17, 2021
- Hail, June 6, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2020
- Hail, June 14, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Hail, June 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2017
- Tornado, March 21, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 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 18, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2015
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Strong Wind, April 30, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2013
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Tornado, November 30, 2010
- Tornado, October 27, 2010
- Hail, June 28, 2010
- Tornado, March 12, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Hail, August 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, May 12, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Tornado, January 5, 2007
- Hail, August 5, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Tornado, December 28, 2005
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Tornado, August 29, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Hail, June 18, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 7, 2005
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2005
- Strong Wind, March 8, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, November 24, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2003
- Drought, January 1, 2003
- Strong Wind, December 25, 2002
- Flash Flood, December 24, 2002
- High Wind, December 13, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Hail, August 15, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Flood, July 11, 2002
- Flood, July 2, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Hail, May 13, 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
- 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
- Hail, August 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2001
- Flood, June 22, 2001
- High Wind, March 20, 2001
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2001
- Hail, February 16, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2000
- Tornado, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Flood, August 24, 2000
- Drought, July 1, 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
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Hail, August 13, 1999
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Hail, June 4, 1999
- Drought, May 1, 1999
- Winter Weather, February 23, 1999
- Hail, June 26, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, May 8, 1998
- Tornado, May 3, 1998
- Tornado, April 3, 1998
- Strong Wind, February 3, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 1997
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Hail, June 12, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, June 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997
- Hail, March 25, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 1996
- Hail, April 13, 1996
- Hail, March 15, 1996
- Hail, March 15, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 1996
- Hail, September 1, 1995
- Hail, June 10, 1995
- Tornado, June 28, 1994
- Tornado, June 27, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1994
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Tornado, August 27, 1992
- Hail, July 5, 1992
- Hail, June 26, 1992
- Hail, March 6, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 1990
- Hail, April 28, 1990
- Tornado, April 10, 1990
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Tornado, January 25, 1990
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
- Hail, August 25, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 1989
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 1988
- Tornado, July 6, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 20, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1986
- Tornado, June 9, 1986
- Tornado, August 17, 1985
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Oconee CountyEvery warning in Oconee 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.