67
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$379K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Montgomery County, Georgia: 67 recorded events between 1963 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #2,585 nationally and #147 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Montgomery County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Montgomery County is the 2010s, when 20 of the county's 67 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 Montgomery County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 67.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,585 for this hazard and #147 within Georgia, putting it in the 18.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Montgomery County with 25 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2006 | TARRYTOWN | 57 | 0 | 1 | $100K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2024 | KIBBEE | 52 | $1K |
| Aug 19, 2024 | KIBBEE | 52 | $1K |
| Aug 19, 2024 | KIBBEE | 52 | $3K |
| Aug 19, 2024 | TARRYTOWN | 52 | $1K |
| Aug 8, 2023 | MT VERNON | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | HIGGSTON | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | TARRYTOWN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | PETROSS | 52 | $0 |
| May 23, 2022 | MC GREGOR | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | KIBBEE | 61 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Montgomery County Emergency Management Director reported that extensive wind damage occurred across the northern part of the county. The most significant damage was observed in the Kibbee area in the far northern part of the county. Here, a trailer was removed from its foundation, the foundation blocks of which poked holes in the trailer's floor. Nearby, a site-built home was damaged on Bear Creek Road, resulting in the injury, possibly in the form of a broken leg, to a female. Near Tarrytown, several aluminum carports were picked up by the strong winds and thrown onto homes. Just south of Tarrytown, a 30 by 25 foot barn was destroyed. Minor roof damage was also reported to a few homes in the area. In Mt Vernon, a portion of a roof was blown of a home and a few trees were down on power lines. Just northeast of Mount Vernon, in Ailey, a storage shed was destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were down from Tarrytown, to Kibbee, to Higgston. Several roads were blocked between Tarrytown and Kibbee.
The thunderstorm that spawned the small tornado in Wheeler County produced a short path of damage in Montgomery County. Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and caused minor property damage from Mount Vernon to near Ailey. The storm ripped the siding off a mobile home at Mount Vernon. Power outages developed after utility lines were damaged.
A newspaper reported thunderstorm winds knocked down 100 year pecan trees and destroyed or heavily damaged outbuildings in the Hamilton Road, Joe Hilton Road, Taylor Springs Road, and Stacy Road areas. Part of the roofs of a house and a convenience store were blown off. The tin roof of a barn was ripped off, and a utility shed was destroyed. A large oak tree fell on a mobile home.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Montgomery County, Georgia?
67 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Montgomery County between 1963 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Montgomery County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Montgomery County measured 61.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/montgomery-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.