109
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Turner County, Georgia: 109 recorded events between 1974 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,099 nationally and #101 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Turner County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Turner County is the 2010s, when 38 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 Turner County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 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.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Turner County with 21 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2017 | DAKOTA | 70 | 1 | 0 | $250K |
| May 4, 2021 | AMBOY | 50 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
| Dec 10, 2004 | ASHBURN | 65 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | INAHA | 50 | $1K |
| Mar 12, 2026 | AMBOY | 60 | $10K |
| Jul 10, 2025 | REBECCA | 50 | $3K |
| Mar 16, 2025 | ASHBURN | 50 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | REBECCA | 50 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | DAKOTA | 55 | $3K |
| May 25, 2024 | ASHBURN | 50 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | ASHBURN | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | AMBOY | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | ASHBURN-TURNER ARPT | 50 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An NWS survey team determined that straight line winds of 80 mph moved across Turner county. The severe winds downed hundreds of trees, knocked over a church steeple, and removed shingles and metal roofing from mobile homes and well-constructed outbuildings. In addition, a few mobile homes were damaged by falling trees and one outbuilding was destroyed when the wind shifted it off the blocks on which it was located. This resulted in one fatality. The damage was confined to roughly a 6.5 mile by 4 mile box. Damage cost was estimated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Turner County, Georgia?
109 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Turner County between 1974 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Turner County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Turner County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Turner 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 Turner County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/turner-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.