65
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$121K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Chattahoochee County, Georgia: 65 recorded events between 1961 and 2020. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,599 nationally and #149 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Chattahoochee County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Chattahoochee County is the 1990s, when 22 of the county's 65 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 Chattahoochee County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 60.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,599 for this hazard and #149 within Georgia, putting it in the 17.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Chattahoochee County with 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2020 | GOBBLERS HILL | 45 | $1K |
| Apr 8, 2020 | SHACK | 55 | $25K |
| Apr 8, 2020 | SHACK | 48 | $1K |
| Sep 9, 2019 | CUSSETA | 45 | $1K |
| Jun 7, 2019 | WOOLFOLK | 45 | $1K |
| May 9, 2019 | CUSSETA | 50 | $10K |
| May 9, 2019 | COTTAGE MILLS | 50 | $10K |
| Jul 4, 2018 | SHACK | 50 | $8K |
| Jun 4, 2018 | CUSSETA | 50 | $4K |
| Jan 2, 2017 | WOOLFOLK | 45 | $1K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Fort Benning automated weather observation station measured a wind gust of 51 knots or 59 mph at 924 pm EST. Shortly thereafter, a number of trees were blown down five miles southwest of Cusseta. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service confirmed that the damage was not caused by a tornado.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Chattahoochee County, Georgia?
65 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Chattahoochee County between 1961 and 2020, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Chattahoochee County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Chattahoochee County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Chattahoochee 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 Chattahoochee County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/chattahoochee-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.