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Georgia, 1961

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

78events recorded25 in 1960

1deaths recorded19 injuries

$3.8Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

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.

Events by hazard

Tornado48

Wind25

Hail5

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1961 was 78 against 25 in 1960.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1961
Lowndes County	6
Chatham County	5
Bleckley County	3
Dougherty County	3
Early County	3
Bacon County	2
Ben Hill County	2
Chattahoochee County	2
Dooly County	2
Haralson County	2
Lanier County	2
Laurens County	2
Muscogee County	2
Pulaski County	2
Richmond County	2
Sumter County	2
Tattnall County	2
Troup County	2
Worth County	2
Appling County	1
Atkinson County	1
Baldwin County	1
Bartow County	1
Berrien County	1
Bibb County	1

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
31 Mar 1961	Dooly	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	1	14
12 Apr 1961	Bacon	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	2
31 Aug 1961	Carroll	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
3 Apr 1961	Dougherty	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
31 Mar 1961	Charlton	Tornado	F1	—	—	1
15 Apr 1961	Ben Hill	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
8 Mar 1961	Catoosa	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
9 May 1961	Troup	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
26 Jun 1961	Bleckley	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
16 Jul 1961	Franklin	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
31 Mar 1961	Worth	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Apr 1961	Sumter	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
13 Sep 1961	Chatham	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Dec 1961	Polk	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
12 Dec 1961	Haralson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
12 Dec 1961	Haralson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 Dec 1961	Lowndes	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
31 Mar 1961	Muscogee	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
3 Apr 1961	Worth	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
9 Apr 1961	Chatham	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
12 Apr 1961	Grady	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
12 Apr 1961	Coffee	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
12 Apr 1961	Chatham	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
22 Feb 1961	Muscogee	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
24 Feb 1961	Dooly	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
24 Feb 1961	Bibb	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
24 Feb 1961	Twiggs	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
24 Feb 1961	Baldwin	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
24 Feb 1961	Richmond	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
24 Feb 1961	Taylor	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
8 Mar 1961	Fannin	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
31 Mar 1961	Schley	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
31 Mar 1961	Houston	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
25 May 1961	Gwinnett	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
31 Mar 1961	Laurens	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
31 Mar 1961	Tattnall	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
23 Nov 1961	Early	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
3 Apr 1961	Appling	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
3 Apr 1961	Chatham	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
9 Apr 1961	Pulaski	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1961

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
2 Mar 1961	DR-110	Major disaster	Flood	Floods	0

Flood insurance claims with a 1961 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Georgia carry a 1961 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.