Macon

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 Bibb County, the county that contains Macon.

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 Bibb County, the county that contains Macon.

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 Bibb County, the county that contains Macon.

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.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

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. May 11, 2008Tornado$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado touched down near Lizella and continued across Bibb county into extreme western Twiggs county near Dry Branch producing sporadic, but significant damage as it varied in intensity from EF0 to EF2. The tornado tracked from just east-northeast of Lizella across the south shores of Lake Tobesofkee, then across the city of Macon, producing widespread significant damage, and then eastward to the Twiggs county line. By far the most significant damage occurred within the city of Macon, especially along Eisenhower Parkway and Pio Nono Avenue where two…

2. Mar 26, 2011Hail$2.3 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several reports of golf ball-sized hail were received from the western half of Bibb county from Lizella and Lake Tobesofkee to near Macon. There was even one report of tennis-ball-sized hail near Lizella. The hail decreased to quarter size as the storm moved into the western suburbs of Macon and to nickel size as it moved further into Macon. However, there were several reports within the city of Macon of hail covering the ground like snow. Nickel-sized hail was observed at the terminal station in downtown Macon. There was also one report of a damaged camper at a campground near Macon caused by a downed tree.

3. Apr 16, 2011Tornado$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A damage survey conducted by meteorologists from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down approximately five miles northwest of Macon and tracked 2.5 to 3.5 miles lifting approximately five miles north-northwest of Macon. The tornado tracked through the northern suburbs of Macon between Interstate-475 and Interstate-75, just south of the Monroe county line yet lifting just before reaching the Jones county line. The maximum path width was determined to be 500 yards. The maximum wind in the tornado was determined to be 110 mph. Extensive damage was reported from a largely residential area of Bibb county. From…

4. Mar 3, 2019Hail$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Bibb County Emergency Manager reported golf ball to lime size hail on the south side of Macon from around the intersection of Allen Road and Houston Road to the Middle Georgia Regional Airport.

5. Apr 25, 2015Hail$1.7 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A picture of several golf ball size hail stones that fell on Hartley Bridge Road was received via social media.

6. Mar 26, 2011Hail$1.6 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A storm spotter observed golf ball-sized hail just north of the Macon Regional Airport on Hartly Bridge Road. An amateur radio operator relayed a report of half-dollar-sized hail from southern Bibb county and a trained spotter observed quarter-sized hail in southern Bibb county, just west of Rutland.

7. May 10, 2008Hail$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous reports of large hail were received from the broadcast media, the public, and amateur radio operators from much of Bibb county. Penny to quarter-sized hail was reported from amateur radio operators in north central Bibb county and northwest of Macon. The largest hail observed was golf ball-sized by personnel at WMAZ Television in Macon. Hail reports continued to the east side of the county where the public observed penny-sized hail from the intersection of Interstate-75 and Interstate-16 to about five or six miles down Interstate-16 toward the Twiggs county line.

8. Sep 6, 2004High Wind, Bibb$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   High wind damage, associated with Tropical Storm Frances, is listed below, in alphabetical order by county for those counties that "high wind" criteria was either met or assumed to be met.Baldwin: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that extensive and widespread wind damage was observed. Many trees and power lines were down throughout the county and many parts of the county were expected to be without power for up to four days as a result. In addition, four homes suffered major damage and five suffered minor damage. One man was injured and taken to a local hospital when a tree fell on his mobile home. Four to five inches of rain was also reported throughout the…

9. Jul 30, 2005Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Macon Telegraph reported that slow moving and persistent thunderstorms dumped up to three inches of rain on saturated ground across Macon and much of Bibb county during the mid to late afternoon. The heavy rain resulted in considerable flooding. At least 10 units of an apartment complex were flooded when water rushed down a hill caused by a dam break on a nearby pond. The water rose above the first level of the apartment and many residents had to be rescued from their apartments through the windows. Another home nearby was flooded with up to 18 inches of water in the basement after an area of water 40 feet wide rushed toward his home from the dam breakage. The flash flooding…

10. Mar 18, 2013Thunderstorm Wind$450,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Ham radio operators and the Macon Fire Department reported wind damage across the Macon area. Numerous trees and power lines were down across the city. Several trees fell on homes, trapping the occupants inside. Media also reported that the press box at the First Presbyterian Day School on Calvin Drive was blown over.

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

108°F3 times, most recently Jul 1, 2012

All-time low

−6°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

79°F8 times, most recently Jul 25, 2010

Coldest day

25°F2 times, most recently Jan 21, 1985

Wettest day

10.25 inJul 5, 1994

Snowiest day

11.0 inFeb 9, 1973

Hottest year

2019mean 67.3°F

Coldest year

1968mean 62.2°F

Wettest year

201372.67 in

Driest year

195426.05 in

Snowiest season

16.5 in1972-73

Station Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport (USW00003813), 343 ft elevation, 8.6 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 27, 2026; 99.9% 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 Bibb 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 USW00003813.
• 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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