69
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$5.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, Georgia: 69 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 95. That places the county #2,565 nationally and #143 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Clay County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 69 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 Clay County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 84.1% of all recorded severe weather across 4 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,565 for this hazard and #143 within Georgia, putting it in the 18.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jan is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Clay County with 12 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 1993 | Ft. Gaines | 95 | 0 | 6 | $5.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | BLUFFTON | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | FORT GAINES | 55 | $3K |
| Mar 5, 2025 | FORT GAINES-CLAY ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | FORT GAINES-CLAY ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | PECAN | 50 | $0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | JONES CROSSING | 50 | $0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | MOORES CROSSROADS | 50 | $10K |
| Jan 12, 2023 | RICKS PLACE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | MOORES CROSSROADS | 60 | $0 |
| May 22, 2022 | DAYS CROSSROADS | 50 | $2K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds rolled and destroyed four mobile homes and downed several trees. The damage path of the straight line thunderstorm winds was one quarter mile in width by three miles in length. Several boats and docking facilities were severely damaged at Lake Walter F. George. Four people were injured from wind blown debris while a mother and a child were severely injured when blown from a mobile home.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Clay County, Georgia?
69 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Clay County between 1971 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Clay County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Clay County measured 95.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Clay 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 Clay County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/clay-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.