Thunderstorm Wind in Quitman County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind in Quitman County, Georgia: 43 recorded events between 1985 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #2,775 nationally and #155 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Quitman County is the 2010s, when 13 of the county's 43 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 Quitman County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 65.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,775 for this hazard and #155 within Georgia, putting it in the 12.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Quitman County with 12 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.

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

43 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Quitman County between 1985 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Quitman County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Quitman County measured 61.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Quitman 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.