90
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$921K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Lumpkin County, Georgia: 90 recorded events between 1984 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 69. That places the county #2,334 nationally and #131 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Lumpkin County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lumpkin County is the 2020s, when 27 of the county's 90 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 Lumpkin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 52.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,334 for this hazard and #131 within Georgia, putting it in the 25.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lumpkin County with 24 recorded events, while Dec 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 5, 2017 | JAY | 50 | 0 | 1 | $6K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | DAHLONEGA | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | DAHLONEGA | 52 | $7K |
| Jun 17, 2025 | CHESTATEE | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 17, 2025 | ETOWAH | 52 | $1K |
| May 21, 2025 | TUBE | 43 | $2K |
| May 21, 2025 | AURARIA | 43 | $2K |
| Aug 17, 2024 | HALFWAY | 52 | $1K |
| Aug 17, 2024 | CHESTATEE | 52 | $2K |
| Aug 17, 2024 | NEW BRIDGE | 52 | $1K |
| Aug 17, 2024 | AURARIA | 52 | $1K |
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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
The Lumpkin County Emergency Management Director reported that a significant thunderstorm downburst had tracked across Lumpkin county causing extensive damage. Wind gusts were measured at the 911 Center in Dahlonega at 79 mph during this event. More than 200 trees were blown down or uprooted across the county. The downed trees and wind gusts caused extensive damage to property. Several homes sustained minor to moderate damage. Damage also occurred to two schools, a 6th grade academy and the Mount Education Center. Both sustained roof and awning damage. Four businesses also suffered structural damage. Several roads across the county were blocked from downed trees. More than 3000 residents of the county were without power for much of the night.||In addition, a large oak tree fell on a sewer line within Madeleine K. Anthony Park, causing raw sewage to spill into the Yahoola Creek.
A storm spotter/firefighter for Lumpkin county reported that more than 100 trees were blown down in the Mill Creek Station Subdivision in western Lumpkin county near the Dawson county border, west of Georgia Highway 9. One house suffered significant damage from a downed tree and a vehicle was smashed from a fallen tree. Many of the trees were uprooted or twisted off approximately 20 feet above ground level.
The Lumpkin County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down across the southwest and south end of the county, from the Castleberry Bridge Road and Auraria Road area southwest of Dahlonega to the River Trace Drive and 7 Mile Hill Road area south of Dahlonega. A tree fell onto a house along River Trace Drive, no injuries were reported.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lumpkin County, Georgia?
90 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lumpkin County between 1984 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lumpkin County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lumpkin County measured 69.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/lumpkin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.