Severe Weather History


Georgia Flood History: 947 Recorded Events

946

Recorded events

137

Counties affected

4

Direct deaths

$450.7M

Property damage

Georgia flood history: 946 recorded events across 137 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Georgia flood history by decade

Georgia flood history: recorded events per decade
Georgia flood history: recorded events per decade

The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 298 reported flood events across Georgia. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most flood events in Georgia

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Worth County330$1.5M1999–2022
#2Turner County250$02018–2022
#3Dougherty County170$800K2009–2022
#4Irwin County160$02008–2020
#5Habersham County130$28K2009–2024
#6Tift County130$565K2006–2021
#7Fulton County130$69.8M2000–2009
#8Gwinnett County120$23.8M2000–2009
#9Glynn County120$1K2009–2025
#10Floyd County111$31K1999–2013
#11Laurens County110$42K1999–2020
#12Lee County100$250K2015–2020
#13Cobb County90$29.7M2000–2009
#14DeKalb County90$9.3M2000–2020
#15Union County90$95K2002–2020
#16Crisp County80$1.2M2002–2020
#17Cherokee County70$53.0M2000–2009
#18Bartow County70$7K2001–2023
#19Appling County70$10K2013–2023
#20Elbert County70$63K2009–2024
#21Hall County70$65K1998–2009
#22Camden County70$800K2002–2025
#23Bibb County70$46K2000–2009
#24Forsyth County70$604K2000–2009
#25Rabun County70$11K2002–2024
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

Significant events

Deadliest flood events in Georgia

DateCountyScaleDeathsInjuries
Sep 21, 2009Chattooga County—10
Sep 21, 2009Douglas County—10
May 8, 2013Floyd County—11
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

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