Storm History: Washington County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Washington 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
- 307
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $9.5 million
- Episodes
- 251
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 | 87 | 0 | 1 | $292,000 |
| Tornado | 60 | 0 | 9 | $1.9 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 31 | 0 | 1 | $107,000 |
| Drought | 31 | 0 | 0 | $6.6 million |
| Flash Flood | 25 | 0 | 0 | $289,000 |
| Flood | 14 | 0 | 0 | $31,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $58,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 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.
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, March 14, 1975
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2020
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, March 3, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Strong Wind, September 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2009
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 11, 2007
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Hail, April 24, 1999
- Hail, August 15, 2023
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Hail, March 16, 2022
- Hail, May 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Hail, July 6, 2012
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, June 11, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, March 3, 2019
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, March 14, 1975
- Tornado, May 23, 1980
- Tornado, April 26, 1982
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, March 31, 2026
- Tornado, March 16, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Tornado, June 25, 2025
- Tornado, March 31, 2025
- Tornado, February 16, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Hail, August 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2024
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Hail, August 15, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Tornado, July 20, 2023
- Tornado, January 3, 2023
- Hail, July 3, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2022
- Hail, May 22, 2022
- Hail, May 6, 2022
- Hail, March 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2019
- Tornado, March 3, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2018
- Tornado, March 19, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Tornado, March 21, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2015
- Tornado, November 23, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Tornado, January 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2013
- Tornado, August 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Strong Wind, May 4, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, March 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2012
- Hail, July 6, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 10, 2012
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 16, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Hail, June 20, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2009
- Hail, May 5, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Flood, April 2, 2009
- Flood, March 1, 2009
- Flood, December 13, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 22, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Hail, April 11, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Hail, May 13, 2006
- Tornado, January 2, 2006
- Tornado, December 28, 2005
- Freezing Fog, December 16, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, May 10, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Hail, December 10, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 24, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2004
- Hail, April 8, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 17, 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
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Flood, July 31, 2002
- Flood, July 21, 2002
- Hail, July 6, 2002
- Hail, June 30, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 18, 2002
- Hail, May 9, 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
- Winter Storm, 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 21, 2001
- Flood, June 3, 2001
- Hail, May 22, 2001
- Hail, May 11, 2001
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Flood, September 22, 2000
- Flood, July 31, 2000
- Hail, July 28, 2000
- Hail, July 11, 2000
- Drought, July 1, 2000
- Hail, June 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, June 7, 2000
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Hail, May 13, 2000
- Drought, May 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, April 9, 2000
- Drought, April 1, 2000
- Drought, February 1, 2000
- Hail, August 19, 1999
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Hail, July 16, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 30, 1999
- Hail, June 29, 1999
- Hail, May 13, 1999
- Hail, May 9, 1999
- Tornado, May 5, 1999
- Drought, May 1, 1999
- Hail, April 24, 1999
- Flood, August 18, 1998
- Hail, April 17, 1998
- Tornado, April 3, 1998
- Flood, February 4, 1998
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, June 1, 1997
- Hail, May 3, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 1996
- Hail, January 2, 1996
- Hail, January 2, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 1995
- Hail, May 31, 1995
- Hail, July 25, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 1994
- Hail, June 9, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 1992
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Tornado, October 11, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 1990
- Hail, April 28, 1990
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 1988
- Hail, April 23, 1988
- Tornado, July 6, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1986
- Hail, July 15, 1983
- Tornado, April 23, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1982
- Tornado, April 26, 1982
- Tornado, March 18, 1981
- Hail, July 16, 1980
- Tornado, May 23, 1980
- Tornado, May 30, 1976
- Hail, June 20, 1975
- Tornado, March 14, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 21, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 1965
- Tornado, March 11, 1962
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Washington CountyEvery warning in Washington 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.