Jenkins County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Jenkins County: 0.
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.

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. May 11, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$780,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Significant and widespread straight line wind damage occurred along a 16 mile path starting approximately 2.5 miles west of Thrift, Georgia and continuing to around 4.5 miles east of Millen, Georgia. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be approximately 110 mph along this path. Between 50 and 60 homes were damaged with 10 to 12 of these homes completely destroyed. Damage also occurred to the Rose Mary Church and Oak Hill Church. There was one person that was injured as a result of the straight line wind damage.

2. Aug 6, 2024Flash Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   County officials reported at least 25 roads (20 dirt roads) washed out across Jenkins County due to heavy rainfall from Debby. Most of these roads were listed on the Jenkins County Board of Commissioners Facebook page at 621 PM EST on 8/7. Event times for each individual road washout are unknown but likely occurred during the day of 8/6 and overnight into early 8/7.

3. Sep 11, 2017Tropical Depression, Jenkins$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Jenkins County Emergency Management reported multiple trees down across the county due to strong wind associated with Tropical Storm Irma.

4. May 27, 2006Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several planes overturned by high winds at private landing strip northwest of Millen on Old Lewisville Road.

5. Jan 2, 2006Tornado$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado briefly touched down severely damaging a mobile home, causing minor damage to another mobile home, and knocking down trees.

6. May 11, 2008Tornado$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A Tornado touched down near the community of Emmalane, Georgia around 733 AM EDT southwest of the intersection of US-25 and Old Savannah Road. The Tornado continued northeast 1.7 miles and had a maximum width of 1200 yards. The observed damage indicated that an EF-1 Tornado had occurred. The maximum sustained winds with the Tornado were estimated at 95 mph. Damage occurred to a mobile home where the roof was uplifted and the structure shifted from its foundation. There was also significant damage to nearby sheds and trees.

7. Aug 7, 2024Flash Flood$40,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A Jenkins County emergency manager reported Joe Waters Road washed out due to floodwaters and eventually leading to a vehicle driving into it and being washed down a nearby creek. Assistance was needed for the occupant with no injuries reported.

8. May 3, 1997Thunderstorm Wind$20,000
9. Jan 10, 2011Ice Storm, Jenkins$15,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Law Enforcement reported scattered trees and power lines down due to ice accumulation throughout Jenkins County. Ice accumulations were also estimated to be near 0.50 inches in Millen, Georgia.

10. Aug 13, 2007Thunderstorm Wind$13,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    The Jenkins county Emergency Manager reported a tree down on a car at intersection of Highway 17 and Washington Steet. Scattered trees were also reported down across the Millen area. In addition, a structure was also reported to have caught on fire, presumably by a lightning strike.

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

105°F6 times, most recently Jul 1, 2012

All-time low

−10°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

79°F3 times, most recently Jul 13, 1996

Coldest day

14°FJan 21, 1985

Wettest day

8.19 inOct 12, 1990

Snowiest day

14.0 inFeb 10, 1973

Hottest year

1986mean 67.6°F

Coldest year

1994mean 63.0°F

Wettest year

196464.68 in

Driest year

198130.56 in

Snowiest season

14.0 in1972-73

Station Midville Experiment Station (USC00095863), 280 ft elevation, 16.7 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1957 to October 12, 2026; 97.3% 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 USC00095863.
• 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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