Georgia, 2016
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2016 was 1,661 against 1,353 in 2015.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2016 | Miller | Heavy Rain | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 4 Aug 2016 | Carroll | Heat | — | — | 2 | — |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Coweta | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Bulloch | Tropical Storm | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Bulloch | Tropical Storm | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Forecast zone | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Troup | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100,000 | 1 | — |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $25,000 | 1 | — |
| 5 Aug 2016 | Muscogee | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Muscogee | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Apr 2016 | Calhoun | Tornado | EF2 | $150,000 | — | 5 |
| 30 Apr 2016 | Coweta | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 5 |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Columbia | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | 4 |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Candler | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 2 |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Cook | Tropical Storm | — | $100,000 | — | 1 |
| 31 May 2016 | Appling | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Columbia | Thunderstorm Wind | 105 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 1 Sep 2016 | Pierce | Tropical Storm | — | — | — | 1 |
| 17 Jul 2016 | Gwinnett | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Forecast zone | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | — | — | 1 |
| 16 Oct 2016 | Fannin | Wildfire | — | $8,500,000 | — | — |
| 1 Nov 2016 | Fannin | Wildfire | — | $8,500,000 | — | — |
| 3 Feb 2016 | Liberty | Tornado | EF0 | $5,080,000 | — | — |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Lowndes | Tropical Storm | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 6 Apr 2016 | Hall | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 11 Nov 2016 | Towns | Wildfire | — | $879,230 | — | — |
| 6 Apr 2016 | Bartow | Hail | 1.75 in | $670,000 | — | — |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Lanier | Tropical Storm | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 5 Oct 2016 | Walker | Wildfire | — | $377,780 | — | — |
| 1 Jan 2016 | Decatur | Flood | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Houston | Tornado | EF1 | $250,000 | — | — |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Colquitt | Tropical Storm | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Thomas | Tropical Storm | — | $140,000 | — | — |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Grady | Tropical Storm | — | $120,000 | — | — |
| 3 May 2016 | Lanier | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Upson | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Twiggs | Tornado | EF1 | $100,000 | — | — |
| 6 Apr 2016 | Forsyth | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Gwinnett | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Muscogee | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
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 2016
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2016 | FM-5163 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Tatum Gulf Fire | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2016 | DR-4284 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew | 20 |
| 6 Oct 2016 | EM-3379 | Emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew | 30 |
| 26 Feb 2016 | DR-4259 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding | 34 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2016 date of loss
1,308 NFIP claims, 728 of them paid, for $22,484,382.
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.