Thunderstorm Wind in Rabun County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind in Rabun County, Georgia: 109 recorded events between 1966 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,099 nationally and #101 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Rabun County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 109 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 Rabun County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 52.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,099 for this hazard and #101 within Georgia, putting it in the 33.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Rabun County with 30 recorded events, while Sep 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Rabun County, Georgia?

109 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Rabun County between 1966 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Rabun County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Rabun County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Rabun 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.