Storm History: Tift County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Tift 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
- 328
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- $126 million
- Episodes
- 229
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 | 83 | 0 | 13 | $4.2 million |
| Hail | 78 | 0 | 4 | $1.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 66 | 0 | 0 | $400,000 |
| Drought | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 22 | 0 | 0 | $268,000 |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $600,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $998,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 6 | 0 | 0 | $111 million |
| Lightning | 4 | 1 | 3 | $235,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| 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), September 25, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, March 16, 2017
- Tornado, February 13, 2000
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Hail, May 15, 1994
- Flood, February 23, 2013
- Tropical Storm, September 10, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 10, 2018
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Tornado, January 28, 1952
- Tornado, April 8, 1957
- Tornado, December 25, 1964
- Tornado, November 10, 1979
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2012
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 9, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2009
- Lightning, May 28, 2006
- Tornado, February 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 8, 1998
- Hail, May 24, 1988
- Hail, May 11, 2023
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Hail, June 1, 2015
- Hail, May 5, 1979
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2024
- Flood, February 23, 2013
- Flood, February 18, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Hail, June 12, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Hail, October 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2005
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 8, 1957
- Tornado, December 25, 1964
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, February 13, 2000
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, January 28, 1952
- Tornado, April 2, 1955
- Tornado, May 22, 1967
- Tornado, May 15, 1969
- Tornado, May 8, 1978
- Tornado, June 26, 1994
- Tornado, October 2, 1994
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Tornado, March 3, 2019
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2026
- Hail, May 17, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Hail, April 3, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Hail, March 16, 2026
- Tornado, March 12, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Drought, January 13, 2026
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2025
- Hail, April 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2024
- Hail, March 15, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 30, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2023
- Tornado, June 12, 2023
- Hail, May 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 4, 2023
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2022
- Flood, June 14, 2022
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2021
- Tornado, April 24, 2021
- Tornado, February 15, 2021
- Flood, January 2, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2020
- Tornado, April 23, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Flood, March 4, 2020
- Tornado, December 17, 2019
- Drought, October 8, 2019
- Hail, June 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2019
- Tornado, March 3, 2019
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2018
- Drought, January 9, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Tropical Storm, September 10, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 16, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 22, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2016
- Tornado, June 25, 2016
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Flood, February 3, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 1, 2015
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2015
- Hail, June 1, 2015
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Tornado, January 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2014
- Hail, June 20, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2014
- Tornado, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Flood, June 24, 2013
- Flood, February 23, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2012
- Hail, July 16, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 1, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Drought, May 1, 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
- Hail, June 12, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Drought, April 1, 2011
- Drought, March 29, 2011
- Drought, February 1, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 10, 2011
- Drought, January 1, 2011
- Drought, December 1, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009
- Hail, October 8, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2007
- Lightning, June 30, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 2007
- Lightning, May 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2006
- Hail, April 8, 2006
- Flood, January 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 28, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 9, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2005
- Hail, March 22, 2005
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 15, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 5, 2004
- Hail, May 19, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2003
- Tornado, December 24, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2002
- Hail, April 3, 2002
- Lightning, June 28, 2001
- Hail, March 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Tornado, February 13, 2000
- Hail, June 5, 1999
- Hail, May 6, 1999
- Tropical Storm, September 3, 1998
- Lightning, July 28, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1998
- Hail, April 8, 1998
- Hail, October 25, 1997
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Hail, July 5, 1997
- Hail, June 1, 1997
- Hail, March 6, 1996
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
- Tornado, October 2, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1994
- Tornado, June 26, 1994
- Hail, May 15, 1994
- Tornado, March 31, 1993
- Hail, March 30, 1993
- Tornado, November 24, 1992
- Tornado, November 12, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 1992
- Hail, April 7, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 1991
- Tornado, March 3, 1991
- Tornado, January 30, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 1989
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 1989
- Tornado, June 8, 1989
- Hail, July 15, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 1988
- Hail, May 24, 1988
- Hail, July 29, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1986
- Hail, July 20, 1986
- Tornado, April 15, 1985
- Tornado, December 5, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 2, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 1980
- Tornado, May 20, 1980
- Tornado, April 4, 1980
- Tornado, November 10, 1979
- Hail, May 5, 1979
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 1978
- Hail, June 29, 1978
- Tornado, May 8, 1978
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 1977
- Hail, May 8, 1977
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1969
- Tornado, May 15, 1969
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 1968
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1968
- Tornado, May 22, 1967
- Tornado, May 8, 1967
- Tornado, December 25, 1964
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 1964
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 1963
- Tornado, March 31, 1962
- Tornado, August 24, 1960
- Hail, March 16, 1960
- Tornado, April 8, 1957
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1956
- Tornado, May 24, 1955
- Tornado, April 2, 1955
- Tornado, January 20, 1953
- Tornado, January 28, 1952
More
Tornadoes in Tift CountyEvery warning in Tift 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.