Thunderstorm Wind in Miller County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind in Miller County, Georgia: 103 recorded events between 1969 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,188 nationally and #115 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Miller County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 103 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 Miller County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 69.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,188 for this hazard and #115 within Georgia, putting it in the 30.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Miller County with 21 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.

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

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

103 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Miller County between 1969 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Miller County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Miller County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Miller 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.