84
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$300K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Talbot County, Georgia: 84 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 56. That places the county #2,409 nationally and #135 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Talbot County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Talbot County is the 2020s, when 26 of the county's 84 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 Talbot County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 60.9% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,409 for this hazard and #135 within Georgia, putting it in the 23.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Talbot County with 21 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | CUNNINGHAM CROSSROADS | 52 | $1K |
| May 4, 2025 | PLEASANT HILL | 56 | $1K |
| May 4, 2025 | OLD MOUNTAIN SPRING | 56 | $4K |
| Feb 16, 2025 | TALBOTTON | 39 | $1K |
| Feb 16, 2025 | BAUGHVILLE | 43 | $1K |
| Feb 16, 2025 | TAX | 43 | $1K |
| Dec 29, 2024 | FLINT HILL | 52 | $3K |
| May 27, 2024 | WOODLAND | 52 | $3K |
| May 27, 2024 | WOODLAND | 52 | $2K |
| Jan 9, 2024 | TALBOTTON | 48 | $1K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Talbot County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down across northern and western portions of the county with around a dozen roads impacted. The hardest hit area was between Highway 315 and Highway 36 west-northwest of Talbotton.
The Talbot County Sheriff's office reported that several trees were blown down near Georgia Highway 36. At least one tree blocked a portion of the highway. A motorist swerved to miss a tree that had fallen across the highway, subsequently hitting another tree. The passenger was killed in the accident.
The Talbot county sheriff and the public reported that a number of large 100-year old pecan and several large oak trees from Box Springs to Juniper were either blown down or uprooted. Several of the trees were four to five feet in diameter. One home sustained significant damage when a large oak tree fell on the structure. The path of wind damage covered an area six to seven miles long in the far southwest and south central part of the county.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Talbot County, Georgia?
84 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Talbot County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Talbot County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Talbot County measured 56.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Talbot 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 Talbot County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/talbot-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.