Houston County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Houston County: 19.
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.

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.

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

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.

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 county boundary (or inside the county).
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. Oct 25, 2010Hail$650,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several reports of quarter to golf ball-sized hail were received from the public and amateur radio operators across the central part of Houston county from about halfway between Perry and Warner Robins to Kalthleen and Bonaire. Hail was observed on both Georgia Highway 127 and Moody Road. There was also one report of nickel-sized hail from the city of Perry, which likely fell around 240 pm EDT.

2. Jul 28, 2008Hail$600,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several reports of large hail were received from the public across northern Houston county. Quarter to golf ball-sized hail fell near and just northeast through east of Centerville and penny to quarter-sized hail fell in the Warner Robins area.

3. Mar 19, 2018Hail$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An employee at the Twin Oaks RV park reported golf ball size hail.

4. Sep 6, 2004High Wind, Houston$350,000
   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…

5. Jul 3, 2012Lightning$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Broadcast Media stations from Macon reported up to four structures on fire from lightning strikes. Several units at an apartment complex on Leisure Lake Drive were heavily damaged or destroyed, displacing 16 families. Before firefighters arrived, three Marines and an Army medic alerted and evacuated many of the residents, including an 87-year-old woman confined to her bed. No one was injured in the fire, thanks in part to the quick actions of the servicemen.

6. May 10, 2009Thunderstorm Wind$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Houston County 911 Center reported that an apparent downburst had resulted in several dozen downed trees, power lines, and structural damage in the Centerville area. Much of the damage was concentrated in the Sentry Oaks Neighborhood, where more than a dozen trees were down, some resulting in damage to homes. A portion of Interstate-75 had to be closed until downed trees blocking the lanes could be cleared. In addition, a business in Centerville, adjacent to the Galleria Mall, sustained moderate structural damage, including several blown out windows as well as damage to siding and awnings. A number of trees were also blown down further east near and east of Warner Robins…

7. Sep 11, 2017Tropical Storm, Houston$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Houston County Emergency Manager and the news media reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county. The roof was blown off of a business and trees fell on several houses in Perry. A steeple was blown off of a church and trees fell on several vehicles in Warner Robins. Minor damage was reported at Mossy Creek Middle School in Bonaire. A wind gust of 53 mph was measured in Perry with a gust of 52 mph measured at Robins AFB. Radar estimated between 3 and 5 inches of rain fell across the county with 4.77 inches measured near Klondike. One minor injury was reported in Warner Robins from a tree falling on a vehicle.

8. Apr 1, 2016Tornado$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A National Weather Service survey team found that a tornado touched down on the northeast side of Centerville snapping and uprooting trees along Sentry Oaks Drive. The tornado quickly strengthened as it moved east, briefly reaching EF-1 intensity with 90 MPH winds as it crossed Napier Avenue, Fisher Street and Carter Circle. Multiple large trees were snapped or uprooted in this area, several falling on homes. The tornado, weaker now, continued to move east causing sporadic damage in the form of snapped or uprooted trees in the area bounded by Watson Boulevard on the south and Green Street on the north, until crossing onto Robins AFB around the Green Street gate. Large pieces of a…

9. Jul 17, 2003Lightning$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Macon Telegraph reported that lightning struck two homes and one business. Both of the homes suffered extensive damage, while just minor damage to a transformer was reported at the business.

10. Jan 21, 2017Tornado$250,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A National Weather Service survey team found that the tornado that began in southeast Peach County and briefly crossed into a small portion of western Houston County before once again moving into a small portion of Peach County, moved back into Houston County along U.S Highway 41. The tornado intensified to an EF2 along this portion of its path with maximum wind speeds of 115 MPH. The tornado tracked east along Sandefur Road causing significant damage to trees and power lines with minor roof damage to homes south of Sandefur Road along Griswold Way. The tornado turned more northeasterly damaging a sports complex and a business along Cohen Walker Road. The tornado crossed Highway…

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, 8.5 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 26, 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.

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

Neighbouring counties

• 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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