114
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Dawson County, Georgia: 114 recorded events between 1974 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,025 nationally and #95 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Dawson County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Dawson County is the 2010s, when 30 of the county's 114 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 Dawson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,025 for this hazard and #95 within Georgia, putting it in the 35.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Dawson County with 28 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 26, 2010 | BRIGHT | 39 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | MC KEE | 52 | $1K |
| Mar 16, 2026 | AFTON | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 26, 2025 | LUMPKIN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | HUBBARDSVILLE | 77 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | HUBBARDSVILLE | 78 | $50K |
| Aug 17, 2024 | AFTON | 61 | $50K |
| Aug 17, 2024 | JUNO | 43 | $1K |
| Jul 30, 2024 | HUBBARDSVILLE | 52 | $5K |
| Jul 30, 2024 | AFTON | 52 | $4K |
| Aug 7, 2023 | LUMPKIN | 52 | $3K |
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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
Dawson County EMA reported numerous trees down, some on structures, along North Seed Tick Road east of Dawsonville. At least nine homes received damage from falling trees, three with major damage. One falling tree drove a fence post through a water main on N. Seed Tick Road. No injuries were reported.
Thunderstorm winds associated with a downburst destroyed one chicken house, and damaged another chicken house and a mobile home. More than 37,000 baby chicks were injured. The surviving chicks were given away, since the owner would not rebuild the lost chicken houses.
A damage survey conducted by the Cherokee and Dawson county emergency managers confirmed that the damage caused by thunderstorm straight-line winds in northern Cherokee county continued into southwest and central Dawson county. The area of damage began just south of the Hollis Q. Latham Reservoir along the Cherokee/Dawson county line and continued on an east-northeastward track across the southern part of the county crossing Georgia Highway 53 near Dougherty and ended near Georgia Highway 400. Georgia Highway 53 was blocked from downed trees west of Georgia Highway 400. Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the damage area. Several trees were down on homes causing minor to moderate roof damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Dawson County, Georgia?
114 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Dawson County between 1974 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Dawson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Dawson County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Dawson 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 Dawson County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/dawson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.