Storm History: Walton County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Walton 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
- 560
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 65
- Damage
- $347 million
- Episodes
- 349
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 | 157 | 0 | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Tornado | 155 | 1 | 62 | $337 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 78 | 0 | 0 | $541,000 |
| Drought | 39 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 31 | 0 | 0 | $192,000 |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $38,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Strong Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $66,000 |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 6 | 0 | 1 | $60,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $163,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Tornado, May 28, 1973
- Tornado, June 27, 1994
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Hail, June 14, 2021
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2005
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, August 1, 2018
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
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 7, 1985
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, March 6, 1992
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Hail, June 14, 2021
- Hail, June 14, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Hail, June 15, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 28, 1973
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Tornado, April 15, 1999
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Tornado, May 18, 1969
- Tornado, March 13, 1975
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, March 16, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Drought, January 27, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 20, 2025
- Tornado, March 31, 2025
- Tornado, February 16, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Hail, August 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 21, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2023
- Tornado, July 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Hail, June 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Tornado, January 3, 2023
- Hail, July 19, 2022
- Hail, July 3, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Tornado, January 2, 2022
- Tornado, December 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2021
- Hail, June 14, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2020
- Hail, June 27, 2020
- Hail, June 24, 2020
- Hail, June 14, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 24, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2019
- Hail, June 23, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Tornado, April 14, 2019
- Tornado, February 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2018
- Tornado, August 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 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 21, 2016
- Hail, July 18, 2016
- Hail, July 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2015
- Hail, June 9, 2015
- Tornado, October 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2014
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Hail, June 17, 2014
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Tornado, May 14, 2014
- Strong Wind, April 30, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Hail, June 2, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2013
- Hail, July 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, December 22, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Hail, August 27, 2010
- Hail, July 31, 2010
- Hail, June 25, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 21, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Hail, July 23, 2009
- Hail, April 23, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Flood, July 22, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, February 26, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Tornado, January 5, 2007
- Hail, June 23, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- 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
- Strong Wind, July 10, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Flood, July 10, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 31, 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
- Flood, September 6, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 7, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Strong Wind, December 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 1, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Hail, February 22, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2003
- Drought, January 1, 2003
- High Wind, December 13, 2002
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Flood, September 13, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 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
- Frost/Freeze, February 9, 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
- 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
- Hail, September 4, 2000
- Tornado, July 23, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Walton CountyEvery warning in Walton 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.