171
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$622K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Harris County, Georgia: 171 recorded events between 1977 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,300 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Harris County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Harris County is the 2010s, when 51 of the county's 171 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 Harris County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 60.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,300 for this hazard and #45 within Georgia, putting it in the 58.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Harris County with 31 recorded events, while Nov 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 | WAVERLY HALL | 43 | $1K |
| May 4, 2025 | HUDSON MILL | 52 | $5K |
| Mar 31, 2025 | GORDYDALE | 43 | $1K |
| Mar 16, 2025 | NEW HOPE | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | TURNTIME CROSSROADS | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | SHILOH | 52 | $1K |
| May 27, 2024 | PINE MTN HARRIS ARPT | 48 | $2K |
| Apr 20, 2024 | ANTIOCH | 43 | $1K |
| Aug 15, 2023 | OAK MTN | 52 | $1K |
| Aug 15, 2023 | OAK MTN | 52 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Harris County
- Hail 66
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Starting along Almond Road near the Harris/Muscogee county line, a burst of thunderstorm winds resulted in several medium-sized pine trees snapped or uprooted. The pocket of intense damaging winds accelerated northeast, snapping or uprooting additional medium to large-sized trees in a concentrated area between Shenandoah Drive and Jones Road. Some structural damage was seen in this area. A large camper was flipped on its side and a portion of a plywood/sheet-metal roof was torn off a home. All the debris/damage was blown mainly in the direction of the storms (southwest to northeast). Additional trees were blown down along the Grey Smoke Loop, just west of Highway 27, southwest of the town of Cataula.
The Harris County 911 Center reported that over a dozen trees and several power lines were down across the southern one-half of the county, roughly from Mountain Hill to just Waverly Hall and southward. Two homes sustained minor to moderate damage from downed trees. Trees were down along Georgia Highways 219 and 103 south of Hamilton. Several other local or county roads were blocked by downed trees.
A former National Weather Service employee reported that many trees were blown down two miles east of Pine Mountain. A home in this area was also damaged by the downed trees. The Harris county 911 center reported that several trees were down between Hamilton and Pine Mountain.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Harris County, Georgia?
171 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Harris County between 1977 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Harris County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Harris County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Harris 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 Harris County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/harris-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.