Pike County, Georgia severe weather history spans 188 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 53.2% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,516 nationally and #97 in Georgia.
188
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
24
Direct injuries
$7.4M
Property damage
The record
What the Pike County, Georgia severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Pike County, Georgia severe weather history averages 3.4 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 85 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 9 events fall before 1990 and 179 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Pike County, Georgia record is tornado, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $6.1M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Pike County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 100 | 0 | $434K | 60 | 1982–2026 |
| Flash Flood | 38 | 0 | $26K | 0 | 1996–2024 |
| Hail | 27 | 0 | $400K | 2.75 | 1988–2025 |
| Tornado | 14 | 1 | $6.1M | F3 | 1971–2023 |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | $500K | 0 | 1997–2024 |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | $500 | 0 | 2001–2009 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2002–2002 |
Decade by decade
Pike County, Georgia severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
15 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 10 touched down inside it and 5 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-27 | EF3 | 2 | 22 | 30.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 2023-01-12 | EF3 | 0 | 18 | 31.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 2006-01-02 | EF3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1993-02-21 | EF2 | 1 | 2 | 8.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2023-01-12 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 21.6 mi | Crossed in |
| 2023-01-12 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 23.4 mi | Crossed in |
| 2013-03-18 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 mi | Crossed in |
| 2023-01-12 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 mi | Crossed in |
| 2023-01-12 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 2000-04-03 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Pike County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 1993 | Tornado | Concord to | 1 | 2 | $5.0M |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Tornado | HOLLONVILLE | 0 | 18 | $0 |
| Jan 2, 2006 | Tornado | HOLLONVILLE | 0 | 3 | $750K |
| Feb 26, 1971 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $25K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Storm survey indicated a tornado with multiple vortices that followed a path about a 0.5-mile-wide. The tornado touched down east of the Flint river and continued east to the city of Zebulon at Georgia Highway 85. The Damage path was over 8 miles, but not continuous. A 10,000 square foot home valued at $776,000 was leveled with only kindling like litter left where it once stood. Ten homes were completely destroyed, 10 suffered substantial damage, and 10 others suffered minor damage. Damage to farm buildings estimated at $14,000. Several large trees and power lines were downed. The tornado caused one death, one critically injured, and one minor injury. The death and injuries occurred in a mobile home that was anchored to the ground yet lifted by the tornadic wind and destroyed the trailer which crushed the occupant. (F46M)
The public reported golf ball to softball-sized hail in the southwest part of Pike county near Molena. This hail was caused by a different thunderstorm from the one that spawned the F3 tornado in northern Pike southeast of Hollenville earlier. The thunderstorm that caused the large hail in southwest and south central Pike county was a separate supercell thunderstorm moving east across the southern part of the county.
A National Weather Service survey team determined that an EF-2 tornado that touched down in Meriwether County continued into Pike County. A home sustained minor roof damage, had both doors blown out, and four front windows were damaged. One barn was completely destroyed, and another shifted several feet off its foundation. A pontoon boat was thrown into a third barn. Two neighboring houses sustained minor damage, one to the roof and another to the garage. Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted, some falling on homes.|[03/18/13: Tornado #1, County #2-2, EF2, Meriwether-Pike, 2013:004].
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
19,903
Population (ACS)
$306K
Median home value
21
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Hurricane | HURRICANE HELENE | DR |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Tropical Storm | HURRICANE HELENE | EM |
| Jan 16, 2023 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES | DR |
| Mar 29, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Pike County, Georgia?
188 events are on record between 1971 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths and $7.4M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Pike County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 100 recorded events — 53.2% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Pike County?
15 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 10 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Pike County?
21 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Pike County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Pike County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pike County as very low risk, placing it in the 8 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Pike County, Georgia severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Pierce County 191
- Polk County 328
- Pickens County 204
- Pulaski County 142
- Peach County 162
- Putnam County 183
Cite this page
“Pike County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/pike-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.