Storm History: Sumter County, Georgia

Events

314

Deaths

4

Injuries

41

Damage

$145 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.

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• Tornado, March 1, 20072 deaths · 8 injured · $110 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 15, 19711 death · 1 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 8, 19991 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 1, 20072 deaths · 8 injured · $110 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2000$20 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 6, 2004$6.3 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 19901 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009$1.0 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 2005$503,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 29, 199822 injured · $420,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, December 16, 2000$310,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 2011$262,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 19718 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 1981$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 2009$200,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 2021$200,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 2002$178,000 · 0.88 in hail · 4 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017$150,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$140,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 2013$132,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 31, 2013$129,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 15, 2009$125,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2001$101,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Hail, April 25, 2015$6,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$140,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 2005$503,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20032 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 12, 1999$1,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 19922 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 19582 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2025$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2022$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 2020$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 31, 2013$129,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2012$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2007$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 1, 20072 deaths · 8 injured · $110 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 19718 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 13, 1972$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1989F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 1999F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2008$7,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009$1.0 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013$5,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020$57,000 · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2022EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 15, 19711 death · 1 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 1961$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 1965$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 16, 19701 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 1990F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Sumter County, with its track

• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 13, 20261 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2025$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 16, 2025$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024$3,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2024$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2023$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2022$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 2022$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2022EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 2021$200,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2021$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2021$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 17, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 2020$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020$57,000 · EF3 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, March 4, 20201 event here
• Drought, October 8, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2019$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 12, 2019$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 10, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2018$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2018$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 19, 2018$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20181 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2017$12,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2017$52,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017$30,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2017$20,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2016$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 2015$80,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 2015$6,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2015$53,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2014$750 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2014$250 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 2013$129,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 2013$132,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013$5,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 2012$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2012$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20121 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 4, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 14, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2011$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 2011$262,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, January 9, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2010$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 9, 2010$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2010$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, December 13, 2009$38,000 · 0.88 in hail · 4 events here
• Tropical Storm, November 10, 20091 event here
• Tornado, October 15, 2009$125,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 2009$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009$1.0 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 2009$200,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, August 23, 2008$6,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 21, 20081 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2008$7,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 17, 2008$5,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2008$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2007$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2007$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 2007$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 2007$50,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 20, 2007$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2007$500 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2007$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$140,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 2007$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20071 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20071 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 20072 deaths · 8 injured · $110 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 2006$10,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 2006$40,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2006$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2006$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2006$8,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 2006F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 28, 2005$55,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 5, 20051 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 20051 event here
• Hail, August 22, 2005$750 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, July 10, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 20051 event here
• Flood, July 10, 2005$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 6, 20051 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 12, 20051 event here
• Hail, April 30, 2005$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 27, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 2005$503,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 2005$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2005$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 2004$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 26, 20041 event here
• Strong Wind, September 16, 2004$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 16, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 6, 20041 event here
• High Wind, September 6, 2004$6.3 million · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 6, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2004$250 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20041 event here
• Hail, February 26, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2003$250 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 1, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20032 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, February 22, 2003$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20031 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 20031 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20031 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 6, 20021 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 14, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 3, 20021 event here
• Hail, August 20, 2002$178,000 · 0.88 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2002$25,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 20021 event here
• Heat, April 16, 20021 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20021 event here
• Flood, March 30, 2002$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, March 15, 20021 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20021 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 20021 event here
• Dense Fog, January 30, 20021 event here
• Dense Fog, January 29, 20021 event here
• Heat, January 24, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20021 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, December 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, November 1, 20011 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 27, 20011 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20011 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, September 26, 20011 event here
• Flood, September 3, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2001$101,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 25, 20011.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2001$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 2001$3,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 3, 20011 event here
• Heavy Rain, March 1, 20011 event here
• Tornado, December 16, 2000$310,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 20001 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20001 event here
• Hail, July 11, 2000$23,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20001 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2000$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2000$2,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, June 7, 20001 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2000$20 million · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, April 9, 20001 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20001 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20001 event here
• Hail, August 13, 1999$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 12, 1999$1,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, August 8, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 19991 event here
• Drought, August 1, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 1999$15,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 20, 19991 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 1999$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 1999$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 19991 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 1999F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 17, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 29, 199822 injured · $420,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• High Wind, September 3, 1998$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 30, 1998$500 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 1998$15,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 1998$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 19981.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 1998$1,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 1998$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 8, 1998$25,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, March 7, 1998$100,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 19971 event here
• Hail, July 5, 19971.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, June 1, 19971 event here
• Hail, May 27, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 8, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 8, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 1996$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 1996$3,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 1995$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 1995$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 6, 1995$350 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 25, 1994$60,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 1994$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 1994$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 1993F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 4, 19921 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 19921 event here
• Hail, July 1, 19921.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 19920.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 19922 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1991F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 3, 1991F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 8, 19900.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 1990F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 10, 19901 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1989F3 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 19892 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 21, 19891 event here
• Hail, May 16, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 19871 event here
• Tornado, January 4, 1982F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 1981$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 1981F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 198061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 19741 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 1972$3,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 1972$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 13, 1972$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 19718 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1971
• 1970
• 1965
• 1963
• 1961
• 1960
• 1958
• 1957
• 1956

Tornadoes in Sumter CountyEvery warning in Sumter County since 1986Every county in Georgia

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.