Storm History: Rockdale County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Rockdale 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
- 301
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $17 million
- Episodes
- 250
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 | 71 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Tornado | 60 | 0 | 2 | $8.1 million |
| Drought | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 28 | 0 | 0 | $357,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $802,000 |
| Flash Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 6 | 1 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $430,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 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 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2005
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Tornado, January 5, 2007
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Hail, July 11, 2000
- Tornado, May 10, 1981
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2010
- Flood, March 30, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flood, July 2, 2001
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, June 12, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2020
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Hail, April 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2005
- Hail, April 7, 2005
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, November 10, 1984
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Tornado, April 8, 1998
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Tornado, August 29, 2005
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, March 16, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 10, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, October 14, 2025
- Tornado, June 25, 2025
- Tornado, April 6, 2025
- Tornado, March 31, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Hail, July 3, 2022
- Tornado, January 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2021
- Hail, April 24, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 30, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 24, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Tornado, March 21, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Tornado, November 30, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Hail, September 12, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Hail, June 17, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2016
- Tornado, April 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Tornado, December 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Tornado, January 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Strong Wind, February 26, 2013
- Hail, July 17, 2012
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Flood, April 2, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 1, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Hail, June 8, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Tornado, January 5, 2007
- Heat, July 31, 2006
- Hail, July 21, 2006
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Strong Wind, August 30, 2005
- Tornado, August 29, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Strong Wind, 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
- Hail, April 7, 2005
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
- Flood, September 16, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- High Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Hail, July 7, 2004
- Heavy Rain, June 14, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2003
- Drought, January 1, 2003
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Flood, July 31, 2002
- Hail, July 1, 2002
- Flood, June 4, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Heat, April 16, 2002
- Drought, April 1, 2002
- Flood, March 30, 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, July 5, 2001
- Flood, July 2, 2001
- Flood, June 14, 2001
- High Wind, March 20, 2001
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2001
- Hail, February 16, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Tornado, July 23, 2000
- Hail, July 11, 2000
- Drought, July 1, 2000
- Hail, June 25, 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
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Hail, May 22, 1999
- Drought, May 1, 1999
- Winter Weather, February 23, 1999
- Hail, February 9, 1999
- Hail, June 19, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, June 10, 1998
- Hail, May 29, 1998
- Tornado, April 8, 1998
- Tornado, April 3, 1998
- Hail, February 17, 1998
- Strong Wind, February 3, 1998
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Hail, July 28, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, June 1, 1997
- Hail, May 3, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 1996
- Lightning, June 25, 1996
- Hail, June 12, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 1995
- Hail, July 21, 1995
- Tornado, May 15, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 1992
- Hail, July 1, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 1991
- Hail, June 4, 1991
- Tornado, April 27, 1991
- Hail, August 2, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 1990
- Tornado, April 10, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 1990
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 1989
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Tornado, April 25, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1987
- Hail, June 3, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 20, 1986
- Hail, July 31, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1986
- Tornado, March 13, 1986
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, November 10, 1984
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 1983
- Hail, May 29, 1982
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 1981
- Tornado, May 10, 1981
- Hail, August 30, 1980
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 10, 1975
- Hail, July 16, 1974
More
Tornadoes in Rockdale CountyEvery warning in Rockdale 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.