112
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$526K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Banks County, Georgia: 112 recorded events between 1975 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 60. That places the county #2,055 nationally and #98 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Banks County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Banks County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 112 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 Banks County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,055 for this hazard and #98 within Georgia, putting it in the 34.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Banks County with 24 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2008 | GILLSVILLE | 52 | 1 | 0 | $30K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | WOFFORDS SETTLEMENT | 52 | $3K |
| Jun 17, 2025 | CARLAN | 52 | $5K |
| Jun 17, 2025 | HOMER | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 23, 2024 | HOMER | 48 | $3K |
| May 11, 2024 | HEBRON | 43 | $1K |
| May 9, 2024 | HEBRON | 52 | $1K |
| May 9, 2024 | BANKS CROSSING | 43 | $1K |
| May 9, 2024 | MAYSVILLE | 52 | $2K |
| May 9, 2024 | UVENA | 52 | $3K |
| May 9, 2024 | GILLSVILLE | 52 | $2K |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Banks County Emergency Management Director reported that more than a dozen trees were down across the county. A number of trees were down in the western part of the county along Georgia Highway 51 and Hickory Flat Road between Gillsville and Homer, and in the eastern part of the county on Georgia Highway 51 between U.S. Highway 441 and the Franklin county line. A 70 year-old male was killed on Rock Springs Road, approximately four miles northwest of Homer, when a tree fell on his home. He was killed instantly when the tree fell on the bedroom portion of his mobile home.
The Banks County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down from just north of Banks Crossing on Rattle Trap Road and on Denton Drive to the Pinefield Crossroads area northeast of Homer near the intersection of Damascus Road and Murray Road.
The Banks County Emergency Management Director reported that a number of trees were blown down throughout the county from west to east. A number of power lines were also down. At least 12 roads across the counties were closed as a result of downed trees and power lines. Some of the closed roads included Georgia Highway 15, 98, and 51, Bennett Road, and Willis Road. In addition, two homes were damaged when trees fell on the structures. One of the damaged homes was on Georgia Highway 51 north of Homer where the porch and part of the roof were stripped away by a downed tree. The other was a mobile home on Georgia Highway 98, also north of Homer where a tree fell on a mobile home.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Banks County, Georgia?
112 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Banks County between 1975 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Banks County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Banks County measured 60.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Banks 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 Banks County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/banks-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.