Severe Weather History


Georgia Flood History: 947 Recorded Events

946

Recorded events

137

Counties affected

4

Direct deaths

$450.7M

Property damage

Georgia flood history: 946 recorded events across 137 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Georgia flood history by decade

Georgia flood history: recorded events per decade
Georgia flood history: recorded events per decade

The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 298 reported flood events across Georgia. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most flood events in Georgia

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Worth County330$1.5M1999–2022
#2Turner County250$02018–2022
#3Dougherty County170$800K2009–2022
#4Irwin County160$02008–2020
#5Habersham County130$28K2009–2024
#6Fulton County130$69.8M2000–2009
#7Tift County130$565K2006–2021
#8Gwinnett County120$23.8M2000–2009
#9Glynn County120$1K2009–2025
#10Laurens County110$42K1999–2020
#11Floyd County111$31K1999–2013
#12Lee County100$250K2015–2020
#13Cobb County90$29.7M2000–2009
#14DeKalb County90$9.3M2000–2020
#15Union County90$95K2002–2020
#16Crisp County80$1.2M2002–2020
#17Hall County70$65K1998–2009
#18Camden County70$800K2002–2025
#19Bibb County70$46K2000–2009
#20Forsyth County70$604K2000–2009
#21Rabun County70$11K2002–2024
#22Cherokee County70$53.0M2000–2009
#23Bartow County70$7K2001–2023
#24Appling County70$10K2013–2023
#25Elbert County70$63K2009–2024
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

Significant events

Deadliest flood events in Georgia

DateCountyScaleDeathsInjuries
Sep 21, 2009Chattooga County—10
Sep 21, 2009Douglas County—10
May 8, 2013Floyd County—11
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

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