100
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$104K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Bacon County, Georgia: 100 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,218 nationally and #120 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Bacon County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bacon County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 100 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 Bacon County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,218 for this hazard and #120 within Georgia, putting it in the 29.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bacon County with 25 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2025 | ALMA | 52 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | ALMA | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | (AMG)BACON CO ARPT A | 51 | $0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | ALMA | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | ROCKINGHAM | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | SESSOMS STATION | 50 | $0 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | GUYSIE | 60 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2019 | SESSOMS STATION | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | ALMA | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2019 | SESSOMS STATION | 50 | $0 |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Bacon County, Georgia?
100 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bacon County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bacon County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bacon County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bacon 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 Bacon County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/bacon-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.