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Georgia, 1995

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

574events recorded365 in 1994
14deaths recorded323 injuries
$93Mproperty damage (estimates)$50M crop damage
2disaster declarations444 NFIP claims, $3.1M paid
← 19941996 →

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

Wind418
Hail135
Tornado21

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1995 was 574 against 365 in 1994.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1995
Bibb County13
Houston County13
Laurens County11
Camden County10
Cobb County9
Fulton County9
Gwinnett County9
Chatham County8
Cherokee County8
Fayette County8
Long County8
Madison County8
Paulding County8
Richmond County8
Brooks County7
Bryan County7
Coweta County7
Harris County7
Henry County7
Macon County7
Mitchell County7
Muscogee County7
Twiggs County7
Barrow County6
Bartow County6

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
5 Oct 1995Forecast zoneThunderstorm Wind0 mph$75,000,00087
30 Jun 1995CobbTornadoF1—4250
15 May 1995NewtonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$95,0001—
12 Jul 1995PulaskiThunderstorm Wind0 mph$25,0001—
7 Nov 1995DoughertyTornadoF2$10,000,000—36
15 May 1995CowetaThunderstorm Wind0 mph$150,000—5
7 Nov 1995PierceTornadoF1$300,000—4
11 Feb 1995BrooksThunderstorm Wind0 mph$75,000—4
14 May 1995RichmondThunderstorm Wind0 mph$2,000—4
15 May 1995SpaldingThunderstorm Wind0 mph$150,000—3
15 May 1995FultonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$70,000—3
26 Jul 1995TroupThunderstorm Wind0 mph$45,000—3
15 May 1995FayetteThunderstorm Wind0 mph$125,000—1
11 Nov 1995ThomasTornadoF1$50,000—1
7 Nov 1995EffinghamTornadoF1$50,000—1
30 May 1995LaurensThunderstorm Wind0 mph$30,000—1
28 Jan 1995ThomasHail4.00 in$650,000——
19 May 1995DoughertyThunderstorm Wind0 mph$600,000——
5 Jun 1995CamdenTornadoF1$600,000——
15 May 1995JasperThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
19 Jan 1995DawsonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
5 Jun 1995CamdenTornadoF1$350,000——
15 May 1995HoustonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$250,000——
15 May 1995ChathamThunderstorm Wind94 mph$250,000——
27 Feb 1995CherokeeThunderstorm Wind0 mph$204,000——
19 Jan 1995BanksTornado—$204,000——
11 Nov 1995GradyTornadoF1$200,000——
15 May 1995BaldwinThunderstorm Wind0 mph$200,000——
11 Feb 1995CharltonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$135,000——
15 May 1995BibbThunderstorm Wind0 mph$125,000——
11 Nov 1995GradyTornadoF1$100,000——
11 Nov 1995ColquittThunderstorm Wind0 mph$100,000——
15 May 1995WilkinsonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$100,000——
11 Nov 1995BrooksTornadoF1$75,000——
15 May 1995BibbThunderstorm Wind0 mph$75,000——
21 Jul 1995GradyThunderstorm Wind0 mph$60,000——
27 Oct 1995DodgeTornadoF0$50,000——
21 Jul 1995RockdaleThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
10 Jun 1995MitchellThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
17 Jul 1995FultonThunderstorm Wind61 mph$50,000——

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 1995

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
20 Dec 1995DR-1076Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Tornadoes1
10 Oct 1995DR-1071Major disasterHurricaneHurricane Opal50

Flood insurance claims with a 1995 date of loss

444 NFIP claims, 323 of them paid, for $3,108,142.

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.