Thunderstorm Wind in Irwin County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind in Irwin County, Georgia: 123 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,894 nationally and #79 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Irwin County is the 2010s, when 46 of the county's 123 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 Irwin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 64.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,894 for this hazard and #79 within Georgia, putting it in the 39.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Irwin County with 29 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.

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

123 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Irwin County between 1958 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Irwin County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Irwin County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Irwin 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.