112
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Barrow County, Georgia: 112 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 60. That places the county #2,055 nationally and #98 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Barrow County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Barrow County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 112 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Barrow County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,055 for this hazard and #98 within Georgia, putting it in the 34.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Barrow County with 25 recorded events, while Dec is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2013 | STATHAM | 55 | 0 | 1 | $200K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2025 | WHISTLEVILLE | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | WINDER ARPT | 43 | $1K |
| Aug 7, 2023 | STATHAM | 52 | $2K |
| Aug 7, 2023 | BETHLEHEM | 52 | $2K |
| Aug 7, 2023 | BETHLEHEM | 52 | $2K |
| Jan 12, 2023 | MULBERRY | 52 | $0 |
| May 3, 2021 | RUSSELL | 50 | $20K |
| Aug 8, 2020 | STATHAM | 45 | $1K |
| Jul 21, 2020 | MULBERRY | 50 | $20K |
| Jul 10, 2020 | STATHAM | 45 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Barrow County
- Hail 58
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Barrow County Emergency Manager reported that nine trees were blown down, and two of them on houses. One of the trees on a house was on Nunnally Road, and the other on Soloman Drive. A resident on Nunnally Road had minor injuries, and the Red Cross was called for the Soloman Drive residence.
The Barrow County Emergency Manager reported at least a dozen trees blown down along Pleasant Hill Church Road between Highway 211 and Whispering Pine Road. Two houses were struck by falling trees causing significant damage to each. One minor injury was reported by a resident inside one of the homes.
The Barrow County Emergency Manager reported that trees were blown down on a vehicle and a house on Lakeview Drive Southeast. An unoccupied boat was blown off the lake onto the shore. At the Northeast Georgia Regional Airport, two tied-down aircraft were flipped. A Piper Cadet and a Piper Cherokee 180 were damaged.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Barrow County, Georgia?
112 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Barrow County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Barrow County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Barrow County measured 60.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Barrow County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Barrow County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/barrow-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.