44
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$323K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Webster County, Georgia: 44 recorded events between 1981 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 60. That places the county #2,770 nationally and #154 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Webster County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Webster County is the 1990s, when 14 of the county's 44 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 Webster County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,770 for this hazard and #154 within Georgia, putting it in the 12.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Webster County with 8 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | PRESTON | 43 | $1K |
| May 27, 2024 | ARCHERY | 48 | $2K |
| Aug 8, 2023 | PRESTON | 56 | $15K |
| Jul 29, 2023 | PRESTON | 52 | $8K |
| Jun 14, 2021 | PRESTON | 50 | $15K |
| May 5, 2021 | PRESTON | 55 | $50K |
| Jun 30, 2020 | PRESTON | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 29, 2020 | PRESTON | 50 | $3K |
| May 22, 2020 | PRESTON | 55 | $10K |
| Jul 19, 2019 | PRESTON | 50 | $5K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Americus Times Recorder reported that thunderstorm winds caused significant damage within Webster county. A total of 12 mobile homes, one brick home, a pole barn, and a sanitation shop sustained minor to moderate damage. The majority of the damage was from Lynn Lane at Georgia Highway 520 northeastward through the county. Numerous trees and power lines were down within this same area.
The Webster County Emergency Manager reported a roof blown off of a small office building near the intersection of Washington Street and Industrial Boulevard and several trees and power lines blown down in Preston. One tree fell on a house.
The Webster County Emergency Manager and the county 911 center reported trees blown down from around the intersection of Highway 41 and Center Point Road south of Preston to Wilson Pond Road north of Preston. There was damage to metal outbuildings and shingles blown off of several houses northwest of Preston.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Webster County, Georgia?
44 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Webster County between 1981 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Webster County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Webster County measured 60.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Webster 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 Webster County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/webster-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.