108
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.9M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Butts County, Georgia: 108 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,119 nationally and #105 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Butts County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Butts County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 108 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 Butts County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,119 for this hazard and #105 within Georgia, putting it in the 32.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Butts County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2011 | JENKINSBURG | 52 | 2 | 0 | $200K |
| Nov 11, 2002 | JENKINSBURG | 0 | 0 | 1 | $450K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2025 | PEPPERTON | 48 | $10K |
| Jul 15, 2025 | STARK | 52 | $5K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | WORTHVILLE | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | STARK | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 26, 2025 | TOWALIGA | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 26, 2025 | STARK | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 15, 2025 | INDIAN SPGS | 39 | $1K |
| Jun 15, 2025 | ELGIN | 39 | $1K |
| May 21, 2025 | STARK | 43 | $1K |
| May 21, 2025 | JENKINSBURG | 43 | $1K |
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 Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that over 100 trees were down across the entire county. One large tree fell on a home on Seventh Street in Jackson killing a 34-year old man along with his 4-year old son. In addition to the widespread tree damage, the side of an outbuilding near Stark suffered significant damage when one side was blown away.
The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that an apparent thunderstorm downburst or microburst caused extensive damage to trees, power lines, and property in the northeastern part of the county from the Henry county line, just northwest of Fincherville to the south side of Lake Jackson along the Butts/Jasper county line. At least 40 trees were down along this path. Some of the most significant damage occurred near the intersection of Georgia Highway 36 and Barnetts Bridge Road, where a number of trees and power lines were down and one home in the area suffered major damage. A total of six homes sustained damage, two of which were severely damaged and four others sustained moderate damage.
The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that an apparent thunderstorm downburst from a small, yet severe thunderstorm had downed nearly a dozen trees approximately two miles west-southwest of McKibben in the western part of Butts county. Most of the damage was near the junction of Interstate-75 and Georgia Highway 16. Several trees were down on homes on Caldwell Road causing two homes to sustain minor roof damage. The porch was ripped off one home on Caldwell Road as well.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Butts County, Georgia?
108 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Butts County between 1970 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Butts County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Butts County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Butts 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 Butts County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/butts-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.