Crawford County, Georgia severe weather history spans 171 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 63.7% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,602 nationally and #109 in Georgia.
171
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
33
Direct injuries
$7.8M
Property damage
The record
What the Crawford County, Georgia severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Crawford County, Georgia severe weather history averages 2.4 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 45 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 24 events fall before 1990 and 147 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $6.5M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Crawford County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 109 | 0 | $685K | 75 | 1974–2025 |
| Hail | 33 | 0 | $230K | 1.75 | 1984–2019 |
| Tornado | 13 | 0 | $6.5M | F3 | 1954–2022 |
| Flash Flood | 7 | 0 | $70K | 0 | 2002–2021 |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | $306K | 0 | 1997–2018 |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | $12K | 0 | 2009–2009 |
| Winter Storm | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
Decade by decade
Crawford County, Georgia severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
15 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 11 touched down inside it and 4 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-03-13 | EF3 | 5 | 75 | 49.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 1964-12-25 | EF3 | 2 | 16 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2007-03-01 | EF3 | 0 | 9 | 9.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 2019-03-03 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1971-07-19 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-03-13 | EF1 | 1 | 5 | 34.4 mi | Crossed in |
| 2022-04-05 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 2018-10-10 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2008-02-17 | EF1 | 0 | 8 | 10.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2007-03-01 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Crawford County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1954 | Tornado | 0 | 15 | $2.5M | |
| Mar 1, 2007 | Tornado | KNOXVILLE | 0 | 9 | $500K |
| Feb 17, 2008 | Tornado | ROBERTA | 0 | 8 | $550K |
| Mar 3, 2019 | Tornado | LEE POPE | 0 | 1 | $100K |
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 in Peachtree City, GA concluded that an EF3 tornado touched down approximately four miles east of Knoxville and continued east-northeast into Bibb county ending just southeast of Lizella. The tornado exited Crawford county about 5.5 miles east of Sandy Point or about 9 miles east-northeast of Knoxville. The tornado traveled over six miles in Crawford county, but the path length of the entire track was approximately 8.5 miles long with a maximum path width of one-quarter mile. Significant damage was noted along the path of the tornado, especially along Sandy Point Road in northeast Crawford county. Here, several homes and outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were either snapped or uprooted. Nine injuries were reported in the area of the damaged homes.
The Crawford County Emergency Management Director reported that wind damage was widespread across the county. Dozens of trees and power lines were down across the county. Amateur radio operators reported that at least two dozen large trees were down just along U.S. Highway 80 east of Roberta. Four homes sustained major damage from downed trees. A fourth of the roof of the Crawford County Middle School sustained significant damage from wind. Power outages were widespread across the county.
A National Weather Service survey team determined that an EF0 tornado touched down along Lee Pope Road where large pine trees were uprooted. The tornado moved|east-northeast across Highway 341 to Greer Road, at which point winds increased into the EF2 range. A mobile home on Greer Road was flipped and demolished, and a vehicle was flipped and rolled, a woman inside the mobile home sustained a broken ankle. The tornado weakened then to EF1, downing trees as it crossed Walton Road, before reaching re-strengthening to EF2 briefly for a second time along Wesley Chapel Road. A home at this location had its roof completely removed and some exterior walls collapsed. A neighboring home sustained roof damage from the large amount of flying debris. The tornado again weakened to EF1 intensity as it crossed into Peach County along Mossy Creek. [03/03/19: Tornado #1, County #1/2, EF2, Crawford, Peach, 2019:006].
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
12,225
Population (ACS)
$164K
Median home value
20
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Tropical Storm | HURRICANE HELENE | EM |
| Mar 29, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Oct 14, 2018 | Hurricane | HURRICANE MICHAEL | DR |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Hurricane | HURRICANE MICHAEL | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Crawford County, Georgia?
171 events are on record between 1954 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $7.8M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Crawford County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 109 recorded events — 63.7% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Crawford County?
15 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 11 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Crawford County?
20 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Crawford County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Crawford County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Crawford County as very low risk, placing it in the 4 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Crawford 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
- Coweta County 658
- Crisp County 207
- Cook County 147
- Dade County 221
- Columbia County 384
- Dawson County 195
Cite this page
“Crawford County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/crawford-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.