LaGrange

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Flood insurance figures are for Troup County, the county that contains LaGrange.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Troup County, the county that contains LaGrange.

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

The drought index is for Troup County, the county that contains LaGrange.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Apr 27, 2011Tornado$10.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that a second tornado touched down in Troup county, approximately five miles south of LaGrange and then traveled approximately seven miles to the northeast before lifting six miles east of LaGrange. This tornado was an EF2, had a maximum path width of 1/4 mile, with maximum winds estimated to be 120 mph. The tornado did cross Interstate-185 east of LaGrange. Fifteen homes were destroyed along the path of the tornado and another 50 homes sustained minor to moderate damage. The most significant damage occurred along Georgia Highway 219 and Murphy Road near the beginning of…

2. May 7, 2003Flash Flood$10.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Georgia Emergency Management Agency, along with the local Troup county Emergency Manager, reported that excessive rainfall led to extensive and historical flooding across the county. Some areas received as much as 10 inches of rain in 24 hours. Many roads were flooded and washed out. Several major roads, including Interstates 85 and 185, were also flooded and closed in some areas. Interstate-85 was closed from exit 21 to the Alabama border and Interstate-185 was closed at exit 48. Twelve miles of U.S. Highway 27 and four miles of U.S. Highway 29 were also closed in the county. A number of secondary roads were washed out and closed as well. Four bridges (Hunt, Gabbettville,…

3. Apr 28, 2013Hail$1.7 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several reports were relayed from the public of quarter to baseball sized hail in the LaGrange area. Damage was reported to windows, cars and roofs.

4. Dec 24, 2015Flash Flood$1.6 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Troup County Emergency Manager reported around six roads and culverts had been washed out in central portions of the county and in the LaGrange area. A few water rescues were needed.

5. Dec 28, 2005Hail$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous reports of very large hail were received from the public across a large part of central Troup county from west of LaGrange near West Point Lake east to Mountville along the eastern border of the county. Many of the hail reports were of golf ball to baseball-sized hail. Hail the size of quarters to golf balls completely covered the ground at one shopping center in La Grange. Dozens of car windshields were broken during the hailstorm. The most significant damage occurred at a Toyata dealership in LaGrange, where 240 vehicles were damaged.

6. Apr 19, 2006Hail$550,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A thunderstorm producing very large hail affected much of far eastern Troup county. The thunderstorm entered the county just north of Hogansville and exited just southeast of Mountville. A number of reports of very large hail were received from the county 911 center, storm spotters, and the public as the storm traveled through the county. Golf ball, baseball, and even tennis ball-sized hail were observed from Hogansville to Mountville. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service the following day confirmed that roofs of homes in the area sustained significant damage and trees in the area were stripped of leaves by the large hail.

7. Jul 21, 2018Hail$450,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Troup County 911 center reported golf ball size hail near the intersection of Whitaker Road and Brookwood Drive.

8. Jul 21, 2018Hail$450,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The local broadcast media reported golf ball size hail in LaGrange.

9. Mar 31, 2015Hail$447,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The public reported golf ball sized hail on Ridley Avenue in LaGrange.

10. Jul 6, 2012Hail$445,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    The public reported golf ball sized hail fell on Chase Road.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

107°F2 times, most recently Jul 24, 1952

All-time low

−7°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

84°FJul 2, 1970

Coldest day

21°FDec 25, 1983

Wettest day

8.04 inMar 27, 2023

Snowiest day

3.0 inJan 23, 1955

Hottest year

1949mean 65.4°F

Coldest year

1964mean 58.3°F

Wettest year

197580.18 in

Driest year

195433.65 in

Station Lafayette 2W (USC00014502), 740 ft elevation, 24.4 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1944 to October 28, 2026; 96.8% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Declarations for Troup County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00014502.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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