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Georgia, 2024

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

1,669events recorded2,700 in 2023
35deaths recorded102 injuries
$1.6Bproperty damage (estimates)$1.2B crop damage
4disaster declarations1,268 NFIP claims, $50M paid
← 20232025 →

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

Wind1,020
Flood253
Tropical198
Hail104
Tornado38
Drought24
Other20
Lightning9
Cold3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2024 was 1,669 against 2,700 in 2023.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2024
Lowndes County63
DeKalb County43
Walton County38
Cherokee County37
Chatham County36
Whitfield County35
Douglas County34
Thomas County34
Mitchell County33
Hall County30
Effingham County29
Berrien County25
Burke County25
Carroll County25
Fulton County25
Gwinnett County25
Tattnall County24
Coweta County23
Troup County23
Chattooga County22
Dodge County22
Paulding County22
Spalding County22
Columbia County21
Worth County21

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
27 Sep 2024RichmondTropical Storm—$500,000,0007—
27 Sep 2024McDuffieTropical Storm—$16,000,0004—
26 Sep 2024LowndesHurricane (Typhoon)—$500,000,000277
26 Sep 2024Forecast zoneTropical Storm——31
26 Sep 2024WheelerTornadoEF1—2—
27 Sep 2024LaurensHurricane (Typhoon)——2—
27 Sep 2024WashingtonHurricane (Typhoon)——2—
27 Sep 2024Jeff DavisHurricane (Typhoon)——2—
27 Sep 2024ColumbiaTropical Storm—$225,000,0001—
26 Sep 2024ColquittHurricane (Typhoon)—$5,000,0001—
27 Sep 2024BurkeTropical Storm—$1,400,00013
27 Sep 2024ClinchHurricane (Typhoon)——11
27 Sep 2024LincolnTropical Storm—$7,900,0001—
5 Aug 2024ColquittTropical Storm—$200,0001—
9 Jan 2024ClaytonThunderstorm Wind49 mph$1,0001—
30 Jul 2024CherokeeThunderstorm Wind60 mph$1,0001—
27 Sep 2024PierceTropical Storm——1—
26 Sep 2024Forecast zoneTropical Storm——1—
27 Sep 2024CoffeeHurricane (Typhoon)——1—
26 Sep 2024LanierHurricane (Typhoon)—$100,000,000——
26 Sep 2024BerrienHurricane (Typhoon)—$100,000,000——
26 Sep 2024CookHurricane (Typhoon)—$50,000,000——
26 Sep 2024TiftHurricane (Typhoon)—$10,000,000——
26 Sep 2024IrwinHurricane (Typhoon)—$10,000,000——
26 Sep 2024Ben HillHurricane (Typhoon)—$10,000,000——
26 Sep 2024TurnerHurricane (Typhoon)—$10,000,000——
26 Sep 2024BrooksHurricane (Typhoon)—$10,000,000——
26 Sep 2024WorthTropical Storm—$5,000,000——
26 Sep 2024ThomasHurricane (Typhoon)—$5,000,000——
9 Mar 2024BrantleyTornadoEF2——5
27 Sep 2024JohnsonHurricane (Typhoon)———4
4 Feb 2024LowndesTornadoEF2$250,000—2
29 Dec 2024CobbTornadoEF1$50,000—2
27 May 2024AtkinsonThunderstorm Wind60 mph——2
29 Dec 2024DouglasTornadoEF1$30,000—1
9 Jan 2024Forecast zoneStrong Wind52 mph$10,000—1
6 May 2024EffinghamLightning———1
11 Apr 2024BurkeStrong Wind52 mph——1
27 Sep 2024WaltonTropical Storm———1
29 Dec 2024MeriwetherTornadoEF1$6,000,000——

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 2024

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
30 Sep 2024DR-4830Major disasterHurricaneHurricane Helene94
26 Sep 2024EM-3616EmergencyTropical StormHurricane Helene159
24 Sep 2024DR-4821Major disasterTropical StormTropical Storm Debby35
5 Aug 2024EM-3607EmergencyTropical StormHurricane Debby55

Flood insurance claims with a 2024 date of loss

1,268 NFIP claims, 933 of them paid, for $49,725,315.

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.