Storm History: Whitfield County, Georgia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Whitfield 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
- 509
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 31
- Damage
- $13 million
- Episodes
- 360
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 | 143 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Tornado | 108 | 2 | 28 | $4.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 60 | 1 | 0 | $437,000 |
| Flash Flood | 43 | 0 | 1 | $2.4 million |
| Drought | 39 | 0 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| Winter Storm | 16 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Winter Weather | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $212,000 |
| Strong Wind | 8 | 0 | 1 | $84,000 |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | $27,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $13,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Drought, September 1, 1997
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2003
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Tornado, May 19, 1983
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2014
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003
- Flood, June 22, 2001
- Tornado, October 25, 2010
- Hail, June 24, 2011
- Hail, July 20, 2000
- Flood, June 6, 2002
- Strong Wind, January 7, 2009
- Tornado, March 12, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Hail, April 23, 1968
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Hail, June 14, 2020
- Hail, July 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Hail, March 31, 2012
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, March 28, 2010
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, March 16, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Hail, June 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 25, 2025
- Tornado, May 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 3, 2025
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025
- Hail, August 17, 2024
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2024
- Tornado, May 27, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 17, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Tornado, July 20, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2021
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Hail, July 21, 2020
- Hail, June 28, 2020
- Hail, June 14, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2019
- Hail, August 1, 2019
- Hail, July 29, 2019
- Hail, June 23, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Debris Flow, February 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2018
- Hail, June 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2017
- Tornado, May 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2017
- Drought, April 1, 2017
- Tornado, March 21, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Hail, June 14, 2016
- Drought, June 1, 2016
- Drought, May 31, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Tornado, December 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015
- Hail, May 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Hail, December 22, 2014
- Hail, October 9, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2014
- Hail, June 9, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Wildfire, January 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, April 11, 2013
- Tornado, March 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, March 31, 2012
- Hail, January 11, 2012
- Tornado, September 5, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2011
- Hail, July 14, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 24, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 11, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Hail, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Tornado, October 25, 2010
- Hail, July 25, 2010
- Hail, June 16, 2010
- Hail, March 28, 2010
- Tornado, March 12, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2010
- Wildfire, February 28, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- High Wind, December 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Strong Wind, January 7, 2009
- Tornado, January 6, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2008
- Tornado, December 10, 2008
- Hail, September 8, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 21, 2008
- Hail, July 23, 2008
- Flood, July 22, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Hail, April 11, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- High Wind, February 1, 2008
- High Wind, January 29, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Hail, September 14, 2007
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2007
- Hail, June 24, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2006
- Hail, August 10, 2006
- Hail, August 4, 2006
- Hail, July 21, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Hail, May 27, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Hail, May 13, 2006
- Hail, April 21, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2006
- Tornado, December 28, 2005
- Tropical Storm, October 5, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Strong Wind, July 10, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 12, 2005
- Hail, May 10, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2005
- Flood, February 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2004
- Flood, November 24, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2004
- Tornado, September 16, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004
- Strong Wind, September 6, 2004
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2004
- Hail, August 20, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Hail, May 17, 2004
- Hail, May 11, 2004
- Wildfire, March 7, 2004
- Drought, March 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2003
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2003
- Drought, January 1, 2003
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2002
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2002
- Strong Wind, September 26, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2002
- Flood, September 14, 2002
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Flood, July 2, 2002
- Hail, July 1, 2002
- Flood, June 6, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Whitfield CountyEvery warning in Whitfield 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.