55
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$901K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Calhoun County, Georgia: 55 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,679 nationally and #152 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Calhoun County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Calhoun County is the 2010s, when 21 of the county's 55 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 Calhoun County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 64.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,679 for this hazard and #152 within Georgia, putting it in the 15.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Calhoun County with 11 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | TURMAN | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | ARLINGTON | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | MORGAN | 55 | $3K |
| Mar 12, 2026 | EDISON | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | EDISON | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 23, 2020 | LEARY | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 13, 2020 | MORGAN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2019 | EDISON | 50 | $0 |
| May 12, 2019 | COMMISSARY HILL | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | MORGAN | 50 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Straight-line winds destroyed an irrigation system and severely damaged a few homes in Arlington, caused roof and carport damage in Morgan, and downed numerous trees and power lines in Edison and other areas in the northwest portion of the county. Reported by GEMA.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Calhoun County, Georgia?
55 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Calhoun County between 1971 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Calhoun County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Calhoun County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/calhoun-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.