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Wind in Floyd County, Georgia
303 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Floyd County, Georgia, has 303 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 54 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 71 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 175 events against 112 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.2% of the 25,855 wind events recorded in Georgia; its 59.4 per 100 square miles compares with 44.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
88 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 2 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Georgia
| Measure | Floyd County | Georgia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 303 | 25,855 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 59.4 | 44.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 30.7 | 23.9 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 79 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
9Feb
9Mar
25Apr
52May
35Jun
71Jul
52Aug
28Sep
9Oct
2Nov
4Dec
7
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 171 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 303. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2017 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $300K | — | — | 7 | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2012 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 13 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20M | — | — | 4 | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $225K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $400K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 40 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 44 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 40 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2005 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Feb 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2004 | High Wind | 58 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $17K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $55K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 5 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | 1 | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Floyd County had?
303 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Floyd County?
9 Mar 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Floyd County?
The thunderstorm wind of 27 Apr 2011, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $20M.
How does Floyd County compare with Georgia for wind?
59.4 events per 100 square miles against 44.8 statewide; the county holds 303 of the state's 25,855 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.