159
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$714K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Clinch County, Georgia: 159 recorded events between 1985 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,437 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Clinch County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Clinch County is the 2000s, when 69 of the county's 159 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 Clinch County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 64.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,437 for this hazard and #50 within Georgia, putting it in the 54.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Clinch County with 40 recorded events, while Sep 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2024 | MIDWAY | 50 | $0 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | MIDWAY | 50 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | DUPONT | 70 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | DUPONT | 70 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | HOMERVILLE ARPT | 40 | $500 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | HOMERVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | DUPONT | 40 | $1K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | HOMERVILLE ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | DUPONT | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | CUTTING | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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- Hail 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous trees and some structures were damaged due to thunderstorm winds from Fargo along Sarah Touchton Road toward the Forrest Ave/Highway 94 area and Park Ave. There were no injuries. The cost of damage was estimated.
A resident measured a wind gust to 70 mph off of the Fargo Highway. He had widespread straight line wind damage with several trees uprooted across his property. The report was relayed by the Suwanee River Cafe. The cost of damage was estimated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Clinch County, Georgia?
159 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Clinch County between 1985 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Clinch County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Clinch County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Clinch 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 Clinch County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/clinch-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.