Bryan County, Georgia severe weather history spans 219 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 59.8% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,325 nationally and #71 in Georgia.
219
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
29
Direct injuries
$2.4M
Property damage
The record
What the Bryan County, Georgia severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Bryan County, Georgia severe weather history averages 3.2 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 75 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 13 events fall before 1990 and 206 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Bryan County, Georgia record is tornado, responsible for 3 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $2.2M in reported property damage. In total, 6 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Bryan County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 131 | 0 | $175K | 65 | 1956–2025 |
| Hail | 64 | 0 | $1K | 2.75 | 1970–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 14 | 0 | $26K | 0 | 2003–2025 |
| Tornado | 8 | 3 | $2.2M | F3 | 1979–2022 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2000–2000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2009–2009 |
Decade by decade
Bryan County, Georgia severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
10 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 7 touched down inside it and 3 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-05 | EF4 | 1 | 12 | 14.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 1998-04-09 | EF3 | 2 | 17 | 8.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1998-04-09 | EF2 | 4 | 31 | 24.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 2020-04-13 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 mi | Crossed in |
| 2004-09-06 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 1995-11-07 | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1980-08-21 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2004-09-06 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1995-11-07 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1979-07-05 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Bryan County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1998 | Tornado | PEMBROKE | 2 | 16 | $2.2M |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Tornado | REKA | 1 | 12 | $0 |
| Sep 4, 2000 | Lightning | PEMBROKE | 0 | 1 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Tornado first touched down just northeast of Pembroke and then crossed I-16 at the Olive Branch Road overpass (about 2 miles west of exit 29) then continued northeast. Significant damage occurred in the Olive Branch Rd. area and also just north of Blitchton, where a 38 year-old female and a 41 year old male were killed along with 15 injured. There were seventy-four (74) homes and other buildiings damaged, with fourteen of those destroyed (6 mobile homes, two frame houses, two brick homes, and four other buildings. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off 10 to 15 feet above the ground.
The Bryan county Emergency Manager reported 50 to 80 trees down in Lincoln Hill Estates at the intersection of Kilkenny Road and Lincoln Trail, 4 miles southeast of Keller, Georgia. One tree branch punctured the roof of a home, several trees were blown down onto roads in the subdivision, and a few power lines were knocked down as well.
Law enforcement officials reported that numerous roads were closed due to high water in the Richmond Hill area of Bryan County. In addition, water was also reported to be entering several homes in subdivisions around the Richmond Hill area.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
48,263
Population (ACS)
$343K
Median home value
21
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2024 | Hurricane | HURRICANE HELENE | DR |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Tropical Storm | HURRICANE HELENE | EM |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Tropical Storm | TROPICAL STORM DEBBY | DR |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Tropical Storm | HURRICANE DEBBY | EM |
| Mar 29, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Bryan County, Georgia?
219 events are on record between 1956 and 2025, causing 3 direct deaths and $2.4M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Bryan County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 131 recorded events — 59.8% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Bryan County?
10 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 7 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Bryan County?
21 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Bryan County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Bryan County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Bryan County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 67 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Bryan County, Georgia severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Brooks County 208
- Bulloch County 516
- Brantley County 222
- Burke County 349
- Bleckley County 128
- Butts County 172
Cite this page
“Bryan County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/bryan-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.