365
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$603K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Bulloch County, Georgia: 365 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #273 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Bulloch County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bulloch County is the 2010s, when 163 of the county's 365 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 Bulloch County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 70.7% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #273 for this hazard and #5 within Georgia, putting it in the 91.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bulloch County with 99 recorded events, while Oct 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 11, 1998 | STILSON | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 19, 1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | COLLEGEBORO | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2025 | STATESBORO | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2025 | COLLEGEBORO | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2025 | STATESBORO MUNI ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2025 | PORTAL | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | LEEFIELD | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | PORTAL | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | CLITO | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | STILSON | 45 | $1K |
| Jun 10, 2025 | JIMPS | 45 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Bulloch County
- Hail 103
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An emergency manager reported that four structures received damage with multiple trees down near the intersection of Pecan Grove Road and CL Woods Road. One Church had steeple and porch damage. One mobile home was rolled over and destroyed. One tree fell on another home. One house had a front porch collapse. All damage was due to straight line winds.
Law Enforcement reported a large tree down on a house off of Lakeview Road, 2 miles east-southeast of Middleground, Georgia. The house sustained sufficient damage to result in the occupants being sheltered by the red cross.
Bulloch county Emergency Management reported numerous trees downed by straight line winds, one of which fell on a home resulting in a moderate amount of roof damage. Winds also destroyed a storage shed. The damage occurred on R.T. Myers Road and T.R. Smith Road, 2 miles east of Bay, Georgia.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Bulloch County, Georgia?
365 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bulloch County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bulloch County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bulloch County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bulloch 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 Bulloch County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/bulloch-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.