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Georgia, 1992

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

393events recorded546 in 1991
6deaths recorded160 injuries
$66Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations225 NFIP claims, $1.2M paid
← 19911993 →

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

Wind309
Hail59
Tornado25

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1992 was 393 against 546 in 1991.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1992
Coweta County14
Fulton County11
Gwinnett County10
Muscogee County8
Floyd County7
Jones County7
Spalding County7
Cherokee County6
Dougherty County6
Fayette County6
Harris County6
Monroe County6
Burke County5
Carroll County5
Chatham County5
Cobb County5
DeKalb County5
Hall County5
Paulding County5
Putnam County5
Sumter County5
Wilkinson County5
Barrow County4
Ben Hill County4
Bibb County4

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
22 Nov 1992PutnamTornadoF4$25,000,000455
22 Nov 1992GreeneTornadoF4$2,500,000131
22 Nov 1992LumpkinTornadoF3$2,500,00017
22 Nov 1992CobbTornadoF4$25,000,000—34
22 Nov 1992CherokeeTornadoF4$2,500,000—12
24 Nov 1992WorthTornadoF1$25,000—9
1 Jul 1992DoolyThunderstorm Wind0 mph——5
22 Nov 1992SpaldingTornadoF2$2,500,000—3
22 Nov 1992JonesTornadoF2$2,500,000—1
22 Nov 1992WilkesTornadoF1$250,000—1
10 Aug 1992SpaldingThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
22 Nov 1992CarrollThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
27 Aug 1992FloydTornadoF1$250,000——
4 Oct 1992CamdenTornadoF1$250,000——
22 Nov 1992MonroeTornadoF0$250,000——
22 Nov 1992MonroeTornadoF2$250,000——
22 Nov 1992LincolnTornadoF3$250,000——
22 Nov 1992HenryTornadoF2$250,000——
22 Nov 1992MuscogeeTornadoF1$250,000——
22 Nov 1992TalbotTornadoF1$250,000——
12 Nov 1992DoughertyTornadoF1$250,000——
12 Nov 1992BleckleyTornadoF1$250,000——
22 Nov 1992DadeTornadoF2$250,000——
24 Apr 1992WhitfieldTornadoF0$25,000——
24 Nov 1992Ben HillTornadoF0$25,000——
19 Aug 1992DoughertyTornadoF0$2,500——
22 Nov 1992WalkerTornadoF1$2,500——
22 Nov 1992CatoosaTornadoF1$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 1992

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
1 Dec 1992DR-969Major disasterTornadoHigh Winds, Heavy Rains & Tornadoes14

Flood insurance claims with a 1992 date of loss

225 NFIP claims, 154 of them paid, for $1,239,379.

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.