126
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$104K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Elbert County, Georgia: 126 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,848 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Elbert County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Elbert County is the 2000s, when 40 of the county's 126 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 Elbert County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,848 for this hazard and #73 within Georgia, putting it in the 41.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Elbert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2006 | ELBERTON | 60 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | RUCKERSVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | DEWEY ROSE | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | BOWMAN | 50 | $0 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | ELBERTON ELBERT ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | MONTEVIDEO | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | FORTSONIA | 55 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | PEARL | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | ELBERTON | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | ELBERTON | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | MATCH | 55 | $15K |
Other hazards here
More from Elbert County
- Hail 60
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
County comms reported numerous trees blown in areas just west and south of Elberton, including on Mineral Springs Rd and Fleming Rd Ext, on Bakers Ferry Rd at Edison Rd, on Washington Highway, and with 40 trees blown down along Wahatchee Creek Rd alone.
Multiple large trees were blown down, a barn was destroyed, and there was minor damage to the roof of a house from Deep Creek Rd, 2.5 miles south southwest of Bowman, northeast along Stanley Maxwell Rd. The most significant damage was reported near the Stanley Maxwell and Rehoboth Rd intersection.
Numerous trees were blown down across the county. The wind was not directly associated with a thunderstorm, but was actually the result of an outflow boundary from a storm complex over the Midlands and east central Georgia.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Elbert County, Georgia?
126 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Elbert County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Elbert County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Elbert County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Elbert 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 Elbert County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/elbert-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.