Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Georgia

122

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

2

Direct injuries

$173K

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Georgia: 122 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 60. That places the county #1,913 nationally and #82 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Georgia: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Georgia: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Georgia: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Franklin County is the 2010s, when 37 of the county's 122 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 Franklin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 64.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,913 for this hazard and #82 within Georgia, putting it in the 39.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

3Jan
4Feb
6Mar
11Apr
7May
37Jun
17Jul
28Aug
4Sep
0Oct
5Nov
0Dec

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Franklin County with 37 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

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Apr 6, 1985002$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Mar 16, 2026LAVONIA50$0
Jun 17, 2025CARNESVILLE50$0
Jun 7, 2025LAVONIA50$0
Jun 7, 2025ROYSTON50$2K
Jun 7, 2025CANON50$0
Aug 17, 2024FRANKLIN SPGS50$0
Feb 28, 2024CARNESVILLE50$0
Aug 27, 2023FRANKLIN SPGS50$0
Aug 12, 2023CANON50$0
Aug 12, 2023CARNESVILLE50$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Franklin County, Georgia?

122 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Franklin County between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Franklin County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Franklin County measured 60.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Franklin 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.

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“Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/franklin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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