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Georgia, 1974

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

173events recorded98 in 1973

20deaths recorded180 injuries

$36Mproperty 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

Wind107

Tornado44

Hail22

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1974 was 173 against 98 in 1973.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1974
Walton County	5
Bulloch County	4
Coweta County	4
Fulton County	4
Murray County	4
Whitfield County	4
Bartow County	3
Bibb County	3
Carroll County	3
Chatham County	3
Dawson County	3
Evans County	3
Glynn County	3
Hall County	3
Haralson County	3
Jackson County	3
Laurens County	3
Muscogee County	3
Spalding County	3
Ware County	3
Barrow County	2
Bleckley County	2
Calhoun County	2
Cherokee County	2
Clarke County	2

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
3 Apr 1974	Gordon	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	6	25
3 Apr 1974	Dawson	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	5	13
3 Apr 1974	Whitfield	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	2	25
12 May 1974	Tattnall	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	2	7
3 Apr 1974	Pickens	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	1	17
3 Apr 1974	Haralson	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	1	5
12 May 1974	Effingham	Tornado	F1	$250,000	1	3
8 Apr 1974	Mitchell	Tornado	F1	$250,000	1	3
3 Apr 1974	Murray	Tornado	F4	$250,000	1	2
3 Apr 1974	Murray	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	15
20 Nov 1974	Meriwether	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	15
8 Apr 1974	Hall	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	8
3 Apr 1974	Paulding	Tornado	F2	—	—	8
3 Apr 1974	Cobb	Tornado	F2	—	—	7
20 Nov 1974	Haralson	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	6
12 May 1974	Bulloch	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	6
8 Apr 1974	Berrien	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	4
3 Apr 1974	Gilmer	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	3
3 Apr 1974	Fannin	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	2
12 May 1974	Long	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	2
29 Mar 1974	Evans	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
19 Feb 1974	Calhoun	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	1
20 Jan 1974	Calhoun	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
3 Apr 1974	Lumpkin	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Fannin	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	—
11 May 1974	Decatur	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
30 Nov 1974	Bulloch	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Rabun	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
8 Apr 1974	Worth	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
8 Apr 1974	Atkinson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
11 Jan 1974	Whitfield	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
11 Jan 1974	Macon	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 Jan 1974	Early	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
30 Jan 1974	Lowndes	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
2 Feb 1974	Clayton	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
7 Jun 1974	Barrow	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
13 Jun 1974	Bleckley	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
1 Aug 1974	Worth	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
7 Jun 1974	Johnson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
29 Mar 1974	Coweta	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 1974

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
5 Apr 1974	DR-425	Major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes	20

Flood insurance claims with a 1974 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Georgia carry a 1974 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.