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Georgia, 1991

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

546events recorded645 in 1990
0deaths recorded75 injuries
$52Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations253 NFIP claims, $2.5M paid
← 19901992 →

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

Wind453
Hail75
Tornado18

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1991 was 546 against 645 in 1990.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1991
Muscogee County15
DeKalb County14
Bibb County12
Chattahoochee County12
Colquitt County12
Chatham County11
Fulton County11
Harris County11
Cherokee County10
Worth County10
Cobb County8
Houston County8
Newton County8
Troup County8
Bulloch County7
Dougherty County7
Gwinnett County7
Monroe County7
Taylor County7
Clarke County6
Coweta County6
Crawford County6
Crisp County6
Evans County6
Hall County6

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
29 Mar 1991CobbTornadoF3$25,000,000—25
3 Mar 1991PierceTornadoF1——20
27 Apr 1991TreutlenTornadoF1$250,000—5
29 Mar 1991DouglasTornadoF2$25,000,000—2
2 Mar 1991TurnerTornadoF1$250,000—4
27 Apr 1991CobbTornadoF0$250,000—3
27 Apr 1991ClaytonThunderstorm Wind0 mph——3
15 Jul 1991PierceThunderstorm Wind0 mph——3
1 Mar 1991TroupThunderstorm Wind0 mph——3
10 Jul 1991BibbThunderstorm Wind0 mph——2
4 Jun 1991BaconThunderstorm Wind0 mph——2
3 Mar 1991ChathamThunderstorm Wind0 mph——2
29 Mar 1991WashingtonThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
29 Mar 1991TaylorTornadoF1$250,000——
29 Mar 1991UpsonTornadoF1$250,000——
5 May 1991MuscogeeTornadoF1$250,000——
13 Feb 1991MurrayTornadoF1$250,000——
25 Sep 1991WareTornadoF0$250,000——
3 Mar 1991TattnallTornadoF1$250,000——
30 Jan 1991WorthTornadoF1$25,000——
3 Mar 1991WorthTornadoF0$25,000——
17 Jun 1991CamdenTornadoF0$25,000——
25 Jul 1991BerrienTornadoF1$25,000——
30 Apr 1991CookTornadoF0$2,500——
29 Mar 1991MuscogeeTornadoF0$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 1991

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
15 Mar 1991DR-897Major disasterFloodSevere Storms & Flooding15

Flood insurance claims with a 1991 date of loss

253 NFIP claims, 192 of them paid, for $2,501,068.

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.