Georgia damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 8,675 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Georgia, 7,128 of them 58 mph or more and 196 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 750 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was August 7, 2023 (193 reports in Georgia). The highest wind on record is 127 mph, on September 8, 1980. 2026 so far: 814 preliminary reports.
Georgia's biggest wind day since 2016: August 7, 2023
193 damaging wind reports in Georgia, 0 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Georgia
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2023 | 193 | 0 | 71 mph |
| April 12, 2020 | 180 | 1 | 75 mph |
| June 25, 2023 | 171 | 0 | 64 mph |
| April 4, 2011 | 150 | 7 | 98 mph |
| February 15, 2025 | 147 | 0 | 69 mph |
| July 20, 2023 | 136 | 16 | 96 mph |
| June 7, 2025 | 129 | 9 | 90 mph |
| January 12, 2023 | 123 | 3 | 81 mph |
| June 14, 2023 | 108 | 4 | 81 mph |
| August 8, 2023 | 105 | 1 | 79 mph |
| June 17, 2016 | 97 | 4 | 105 mph |
| April 19, 2019 | 96 | 4 | 75 mph |
| May 2, 2003 | 96 | 2 | 85 mph |
| April 5, 1985 | 94 | 3 | 90 mph |
| April 25, 2015 | 93 | 10 | 91 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Georgia
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 8, 1980 | 2 | 1 | 127 mph |
| January 9, 2024 | 85 | 9 | 115 mph |
| February 21, 1993 | 13 | 2 | 115 mph |
| May 10, 2008 | 32 | 6 | 110 mph |
| October 29, 1993 | 13 | 2 | 109 mph |
| March 25, 2021 | 12 | 3 | 105 mph |
| June 17, 2016 | 97 | 4 | 105 mph |
| April 3, 2007 | 20 | 1 | 105 mph |
| February 13, 2007 | 20 | 1 | 105 mph |
| May 3, 1997 | 33 | 1 | 104 mph |
Georgia damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 814 | 15 | 1 | 75 mph | 85 |
| 2025 | 1,025 | 723 | 17 | 90 mph | 64 |
| 2024 | 1,002 | 672 | 17 | 115 mph | 67 |
| 2023 | 1,947 | 1,731 | 34 | 96 mph | 92 |
| 2022 | 725 | 583 | 10 | 75 mph | 74 |
| 2021 | 417 | 363 | 10 | 105 mph | 65 |
| 2020 | 855 | 725 | 15 | 90 mph | 87 |
| 2019 | 673 | 571 | 10 | 102 mph | 76 |
| 2018 | 653 | 530 | 23 | 100 mph | 74 |
| 2017 | 737 | 646 | 35 | 100 mph | 75 |
| 2016 | 641 | 584 | 25 | 105 mph | 76 |
| 2015 | 937 | 872 | 25 | 91 mph | 90 |
| 2014 | 650 | 616 | 12 | 85 mph | 77 |
| 2013 | 515 | 433 | 11 | 100 mph | 71 |
| 2012 | 745 | 691 | 10 | 90 mph | 82 |
| 2011 | 945 | 829 | 16 | 98 mph | 92 |
| 2010 | 490 | 389 | 6 | 92 mph | 77 |
| 2009 | 530 | 452 | 4 | 81 mph | 81 |
| 2008 | 673 | 577 | 21 | 110 mph | 82 |
| 2007 | 609 | 549 | 7 | 105 mph | 75 |
| 2006 | 391 | 391 | 7 | 86 mph | 76 |
| 2005 | 226 | 226 | 4 | 92 mph | 51 |
| 2004 | 372 | 372 | 8 | 75 mph | 67 |
| 2003 | 517 | 511 | 6 | 85 mph | 72 |
| 2002 | 517 | 148 | 4 | 100 mph | 75 |
| 2001 | 315 | 84 | 6 | 81 mph | 63 |
| 2000 | 443 | 70 | 5 | 86 mph | 77 |
| 1999 | 400 | 67 | 4 | 78 mph | 64 |
| 1998 | 459 | 104 | 7 | 87 mph | 74 |
| 1997 | 434 | 92 | 4 | 104 mph | 65 |
| 1996 | 215 | 71 | 5 | 86 mph | 59 |
| 1995 | 423 | 11 | 2 | 94 mph | 64 |
| 1994 | 318 | 12 | 2 | 86 mph | 53 |
| 1993 | 252 | 10 | 4 | 115 mph | 57 |
| 1992 | 309 | 6 | 1 | 86 mph | 57 |
| 1991 | 454 | 14 | 2 | 82 mph | 56 |
| 1990 | 538 | 18 | 1 | 87 mph | 71 |
| 1989 | 391 | 21 | 2 | 90 mph | 57 |
| 1988 | 158 | 4 | 1 | 81 mph | 35 |
| 1987 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 69 mph | 40 |
| 1986 | 189 | 6 | 2 | 79 mph | 49 |
| 1985 | 198 | 19 | 4 | 90 mph | 34 |
| 1984 | 214 | 8 | 2 | 79 mph | 36 |
| 1983 | 121 | 9 | 0 | 63 mph | 46 |
| 1982 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 72 mph | 28 |
| 1981 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 69 mph | 30 |
| 1980 | 114 | 26 | 1 | 127 mph | 52 |
| 1979 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 27 |
| 1978 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 63 mph | 22 |
| 1977 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 69 mph | 27 |
| 1976 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 71 mph | 33 |
| 1975 | 111 | 8 | 0 | 70 mph | 30 |
| 1974 | 107 | 13 | 2 | 99 mph | 32 |
| 1973 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 63 mph | 20 |
| 1972 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 86 mph | 16 |
| 1971 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 81 mph | 27 |
| 1970 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 61 mph | 25 |
| 1969 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 82 mph | 21 |
| 1968 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 81 mph | 27 |
| 1967 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 76 mph | 10 |
| 1966 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 81 mph | 14 |
| 1965 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 75 mph | 14 |
| 1964 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 72 mph | 24 |
| 1963 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 71 mph | 19 |
| 1962 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 75 mph | 21 |
| 1961 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 75 mph | 19 |
| 1960 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 81 mph | 8 |
| 1959 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 86 mph | 13 |
| 1958 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 75 mph | 8 |
| 1957 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 10 |
| 1956 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 89 mph | 15 |
| 1955 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 76 mph | 9 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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