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Wind in Houston County, Georgia
307 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.
Houston County, Georgia, has 307 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 56 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 64 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 167 events against 106 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 81.6 per 100 square miles compares with 44.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
92 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 3 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 | Houston County | Georgia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 307 | 25,855 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 81.6 | 44.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 18.4 | 23.9 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 79 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
15Feb
9Mar
17Apr
32May
37Jun
64Jul
55Aug
50Sep
16Oct
5Nov
4Dec
3
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 307. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $45K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 3 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $60K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2013 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jan 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $175K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2004 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Sep 2004 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Sep 2004 | High Wind | 40 mph | $350K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 1998 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Houston County had?
307 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 Houston County?
18 May 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Houston County?
The high wind of 6 Sep 2004, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $350K.
How does Houston County compare with Georgia for wind?
81.6 events per 100 square miles against 44.8 statewide; the county holds 307 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.