68
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$926K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Wilcox County, Georgia: 68 recorded events between 1958 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,576 nationally and #145 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Wilcox County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wilcox County is the 2010s, when 19 of the county's 68 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 Wilcox County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 60.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,576 for this hazard and #145 within Georgia, putting it in the 18.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wilcox County with 15 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2019 | ABBEVILLE | 50 | 0 | 2 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2022 | ROCHELLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | BROWNING | 52 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | KRAMER | 48 | $1K |
| Jan 2, 2022 | ROCHELLE | 52 | $0 |
| Jan 2, 2022 | ROCHELLE | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | ROCHELLE | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 12, 2020 | ROCHELLE | 50 | $5K |
| Sep 9, 2019 | ABBEVILLE | 50 | $10K |
| Jun 23, 2019 | SIBBIE | 45 | $1K |
| May 11, 2019 | ABBEVILLE | 50 | $50K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Peachtree City, GA forecast office concluded that the same supercell which spawned the tornado west of Owensboro continued to cause damage across eastern Wilcox county in the form of damaging winds. Wind gusts were estimated from 75 to 100 mph from four miles northeast of Owensboro to three miles south of Abbeville. At the intersection of Bramblewood and Perry Roads, four miles northeast of Owensboro, wind gusts estimated near 100 mph flipped over a manufactured home and uprooted numerous large trees. Then further east, four miles south of Abbeville, wind gusts estimated at 70 mph ripped a tin roof off a house and blew a truck off a road and into a ditch.
The Abbeville NWS Cooperative Observer reported that strong thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage in Abbeville. Numerous trees were toppled and two trailers were knocked over and damaged. The top was stripped off one of the trailers. The strong thunderstorm winds also picked up a car, with two occupants, traveling on a local road, and set it down in a resident's yard. No injuries were reported.
The Ben Hill Herald Leader reported that thunderstorms winds, estimated at 50 mph, knocked down numerous trees and power lines around the county, particularly in the Rochelle, Pitts, and Cedar Creek areas. On County Road 24, a large oak tree was blown down knocking several power lines down along with it. The downed power lines sparked several grass fires. The local cooperative observer for the NWS in Abbeville indicated that an awning was blown off the front porch of a mobile home as well.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Wilcox County, Georgia?
68 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wilcox County between 1958 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wilcox County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wilcox County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wilcox 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 Wilcox County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/wilcox-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.