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Georgia, 2012

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

1,798events recorded2,354 in 2011
3deaths recorded41 injuries
$61Mproperty damage (estimates)$494K crop damage
0disaster declarations173 NFIP claims, $3.3M paid
← 20112013 →

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

Wind764
Hail324
Drought247
Heat216
Other78
Lightning47
Flood45
Wildfire34
Tropical25
Tornado17
Fog1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2012 was 1,798 against 2,354 in 2011.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2012
Lowndes County56
Thomas County53
Chatham County45
Liberty County43
Dougherty County37
Decatur County35
Camden County32
Coffee County31
Effingham County30
Tift County30
Colquitt County29
Grady County29
Mitchell County29
Richmond County26
Brooks County25
Baker County24
Lee County23
Tattnall County23
Worth County23
Bulloch County22
Cobb County22
Burke County20
Randolph County19
Appling County18
Glynn County18

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
13 Jul 2012FayetteLightning——11
22 Feb 2012FloydTornadoEF1$1,600,0001—
3 Mar 2012FultonHeavy Rain——1—
1 Jul 2012McDuffieHail1.75 in$10,000—15
2 Aug 2012FayetteLightning—$1,000—8
17 Jul 2012RichmondLightning—$160,000—3
9 Aug 2012DeKalbThunderstorm Wind58 mph$75,000—2
1 Jul 2012ChathamThunderstorm Wind70 mph$10,000—2
2 Mar 2012PauldingTornadoEF2$11,000,000——
6 Jun 2012ThomasFlash Flood—$750,000—1
2 Mar 2012HaralsonTornadoEF3$750,000—1
1 Jul 2012LongThunderstorm Wind58 mph$10,000—1
21 Jan 2012ScrevenThunderstorm Wind63 mph$9,000—1
9 Jul 2012DouglasLightning———1
1 Jul 2012CoffeeLightning———1
9 Aug 2012FultonLightning———1
29 Oct 2012BarrowStrong Wind43 mph——1
3 Jul 2012HenryThunderstorm Wind69 mph——1
13 Jul 2012DouglasLightning———1
4 Jun 2012LibertyHail2.75 in$8,750,000——
15 Mar 2012ForsythHail1.75 in$4,760,000——
21 Jan 2012FultonHail1.75 in$3,870,000——
2 Mar 2012CobbHail1.75 in$3,758,000——
26 Jul 2012BarrowLightning—$3,000,000——
29 Oct 2012WhiteHigh Wind58 mph$2,500,000——
21 Jan 2012MuscogeeHail1.75 in$2,440,000——
27 May 2012Forecast zoneTropical Storm—$2,300,000——
5 Jul 2012GilmerThunderstorm Wind75 mph$1,750,000——
1 Jul 2012CamdenFlood—$800,000——
31 Mar 2012BartowHail1.75 in$704,000——
3 Mar 2012LanierTornadoEF3$500,000——
2 Mar 2012FloydHail1.75 in$496,000——
5 Jul 2012FloydHail1.75 in$496,000——
24 Feb 2012TroupHail1.75 in$445,000——
6 Jul 2012TroupHail1.75 in$445,000——
31 Mar 2012GordonHail1.75 in$420,000——
1 Aug 2012ForsythLightning—$400,000——
3 Mar 2012LowndesTornadoEF2$250,000——
6 May 2012PolkHail1.75 in$307,000——
21 Jan 2012MaconTornadoEF1$300,000——

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 2012

No declaration touching Georgia was made in 2012.

Flood insurance claims with a 2012 date of loss

173 NFIP claims, 113 of them paid, for $3,331,339.

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.