106
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$747K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Jasper County, Georgia: 106 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 60. That places the county #2,137 nationally and #109 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Jasper County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Jasper County is the 1990s, when 29 of the county's 106 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 Jasper County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 64.2% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,137 for this hazard and #109 within Georgia, putting it in the 32.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Jasper County with 24 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2025 | MONTICELLO | 43 | $1K |
| Aug 18, 2024 | ADGATEVILLE | 52 | $1K |
| Aug 3, 2023 | HARDYS CROSSROADS | 56 | $4K |
| May 11, 2021 | KUNSFORD | 45 | $1K |
| Aug 20, 2020 | MONTICELLO | 45 | $1K |
| Jul 25, 2020 | BROUGHTON | 45 | $1K |
| Jul 11, 2020 | PROSPECT | 50 | $4K |
| Jun 17, 2018 | MONTICELLO | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 3, 2018 | MECHANICSVILLE | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 1, 2018 | MCENHENEYS CROSSROADS | 45 | $2K |
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Jasper County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down across the southwest part of the county. One power pole was broken in half as well. One tree fell on a vehicle. Most of the damage was along Partridge Drive, Cook Road, and Pine Tree Road.
The Jasper county Emergency Management Director reported that numerous trees were blown down throughout the county. In one instance, a tree fell on a home and another fell on a car. Most of the damage occurred in the cities of Eudora, Farrar, Shady Dale, and Monticello. Power was reported to be out to about 1000 people in this largely rural county.
The Jasper County 911 Center reported that more than a dozen trees were blown down from around Highway 83 South and Clay Road. The straight-line wind damage continued to the south and southeast across unpopulated areas in the Oconee National Forest. An additional 10 to 15 trees were blown down in the vicinity of Highway 11 and Clay Tillman Road northwest of Hillsboro.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Jasper County, Georgia?
106 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Jasper County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Jasper County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Jasper County measured 60.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Jasper 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 Jasper County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/jasper-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.