Warren County, Georgia severe weather history spans 80 recorded events between 1955 and 2023. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 63.7% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,958 nationally and #153 in Georgia.
80
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$2.3M
Property damage
The record
What the Warren County, Georgia severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Warren County, Georgia severe weather history averages 1.2 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 27 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 8 events fall before 1990 and 72 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $1.8M 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 Warren County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 51 | 0 | $274K | 56 | 1955–2023 |
| Hail | 16 | 0 | $120K | 2.75 | 1990–2023 |
| Tornado | 6 | 0 | $1.8M | F2 | 1957–2023 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | $95K | 0 | 2003–2010 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2010–2010 |
| Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | $3K | 0 | 2013–2013 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | $10K | 0 | 2013–2013 |
Decade by decade
Warren County, Georgia severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
5 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 3 touched down inside it and 2 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-18 | EF3 | 1 | 3 | 10.4 mi | Crossed in |
| 2007-03-01 | EF2 | 0 | 3 | 11.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 2023-01-12 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 mi | Crossed in |
| 2011-04-28 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 1973-02-02 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Warren County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2007 | Tornado | WARRENTON | 0 | 3 | $700K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the final tornado to touch down within the county warning area of the April 27th and April 28th outbreak was in Warren county. This was yet again another EF1 tornado. The tornado touched down four miles southwest of Norwood and tracked nearly eight miles on an east-northeastward path across northern Warren county lifting one mile northeast of Camak. The maximum path width was determined to be 1/4 mile with maximum winds estimated to be 105 mph. Eight homes sustained moderate to major damage along the path of the tornado, mostly from large fallen trees on the structures. Hundreds of trees and several power lines were down along the path of the tornado. There were no fatalities or injuries with the final tornado of this historical outbreak.||[04/27-04/28/11: Tornado #15, County #1-1, EF1, Warren, 2011:024].
The public observed baseball-sized hail across the southern portions of Warren county. Nickel-sized hail was observed by the public in Warrenton. Radar supported that a swath of large hail fell across much of the southern portion of Warren county, south of Warrenton and Norris, including the far southeastern panhandle.
A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the EF3 tornado which originated in Hancock county, continued across extreme southern Warren county and then into extreme northwest Glascock county. The tornado weakened to an EF1 as it crossed into Warren county with a maximum path width of 100 yards. While the total path length of the tornado was nearly 11 miles, just a little over one mile of this path was within Warren county. Since the tornado traveled through an extremely rural part of Warren county, damage was confined to around 100 downed trees.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
5,170
Population (ACS)
$67K
Median home value
13
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 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Hurricane | HURRICANE MICHAEL | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Warren County, Georgia?
80 events are on record between 1955 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths and $2.3M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Warren County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 51 recorded events — 63.7% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Warren County?
5 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 3 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Warren County?
13 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Warren County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Warren County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Warren County as very low risk, placing it in the 5 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Warren 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
- Ware County 303
- Washington County 215
- Walton County 433
- Wayne County 322
- Walker County 276
- Webster County 75
Cite this page
“Warren County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/warren-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.