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Georgia, 2019

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

1,156events recorded1,254 in 2018
4deaths recorded20 injuries
$21Mproperty damage (estimates)$6K crop damage
1disaster declarations194 NFIP claims, $3.1M paid
← 20182020 →

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

Wind689
Drought216
Hail88
Tornado56
Flood56
Lightning17
Other15
Winter9
Tropical8
Heat1
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2019 was 1,156 against 1,254 in 2018.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2019
Chatham County40
Bulloch County23
Screven County21
Fulton County18
Irwin County18
Liberty County16
Coffee County15
Camden County14
Gwinnett County14
Lincoln County14
Berrien County13
Chattooga County13
Coweta County13
Pickens County13
Worth County13
Cherokee County12
Effingham County12
Lowndes County12
Paulding County12
Bibb County11
Decatur County11
Fayette County11
Houston County11
Mitchell County11
Thomas County11

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
30 Sep 2019Forecast zoneHeat——2—
31 Oct 2019FultonThunderstorm Wind58 mph$30,0001—
19 Apr 2019RichmondHeavy Rain—$10,0001—
18 Jul 2019McIntoshThunderstorm Wind58 mph——6
24 Aug 2019ChathamLightning—$2,000,000—3
3 Mar 2019GradyTornadoEF2$1,000,000—2
11 May 2019WilcoxThunderstorm Wind58 mph$50,000—2
3 Mar 2019MillerTornadoEF1$200,000—1
3 Mar 2019CrawfordTornadoEF2$100,000—1
18 Jul 2019WhiteThunderstorm Wind58 mph$25,000—1
4 May 2019ChathamTornadoEF1——1
19 Apr 2019WareThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
3 Mar 2019LibertyTornadoEF1——1
17 Aug 2019EffinghamLightning———1
9 Apr 2019PolkFlash Flood—$5,000,000——
3 Mar 2019BibbHail2.00 in$2,000,000——
4 Jun 2019LibertyLightning—$750,000——
3 Mar 2019TalbotTornadoEF3$750,000——
17 Dec 2019IrwinTornadoEF2$500,000——
3 Mar 2019HarrisTornadoEF2$500,000——
3 Mar 2019MuscogeeTornadoEF3$500,000——
24 Feb 2019CowetaTornadoEF1$400,000——
3 Mar 2019StewartTornadoEF2$400,000——
14 Apr 2019PolkHail1.75 in$315,000——
14 Apr 2019GwinnettThunderstorm Wind63 mph$250,000——
14 Apr 2019LamarTornadoEF1$200,000——
22 Jun 2019PeachLightning—$200,000——
14 Apr 2019MuscogeeTornadoEF0$150,000——
3 Mar 2019HarrisTornadoEF1$150,000——
14 Apr 2019ColquittTornadoEF1$100,000——
21 Jul 2019CharltonLightning—$100,000——
17 Dec 2019Ben HillTornadoEF2$100,000——
3 Mar 2019PeachTornadoEF1$100,000——
3 Mar 2019BibbTornadoEF0$100,000——
22 Jun 2019DoolyThunderstorm Wind58 mph$100,000——
3 Mar 2019CrawfordHail1.75 in$76,000——
14 Apr 2019HarrisTornadoEF0$75,000——
20 Feb 2019UnionStrong Wind40 mph$75,000——
12 Feb 2019HoustonThunderstorm Wind69 mph$75,000——
22 Jun 2019ChathamLightning—$75,000——

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 2019

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
1 Sep 2019EM-3422EmergencyHurricaneHurricane Dorian12

Flood insurance claims with a 2019 date of loss

194 NFIP claims, 125 of them paid, for $3,130,123.

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.