Taylor County

Every recorded tornado

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

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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. Apr 4, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Taylor County Emergency Management Director reported extensive and widespread damage across the county from hundreds of downed trees and dozens of downed power lines. Up to 30 homes in the county sustained minor to moderate damage, with one home sustaining major damage. In addition, five businesses were damaged. Damage was particularly severe in the Reynolds area. Parts of Taylor county, including the city of Reynolds, were declared in a local state of emergency as a result of the widespread damage.

2. Mar 1, 2007Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA concluded that an EF2 tornado had tracked across a 7-mile stretch of eastern Taylor county from about three miles southwest of Potterville to about two miles east of Reynolds. The tornado traveled a path of between seven and eight miles with a maximum path width of 448 yards or roughly 1/3 of a mile wide. The heaviest damage was southwest of Potterville, where two mobile homes were destroyed and others were damaged. One of the mobile homes was rolled. One death and four injuries were reported in the area of the damaged and destroyed mobile homes. Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the…

3. Aug 29, 2005Tornado$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Taylor County Emergency Management Director confirmed that an F1 tornado occurred in extreme northeast Taylor county, touching down 1/2 mile south of the town of Fickling Mill, then traveled northwest for a distance of three to four miles, terminating near the Flint River and the Upson county line. The damage path was three to four miles long and 200 to 300 yards wide. Two site-built homes were destroyed at the touch down point. A man was trapped in his truck by downed power lines and had to be rescued. He sustained minor injuries during the ordeal. Eight other homes near Fickling Mill sustained minor roof damage, while one mobile home was destroyed in this same area. Hundreds…

4. Feb 17, 2008Tornado$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An aerial and ground survey conducted by the National Weather Service, the Georgia State Patrol, and the Taylor County Emergency Management Director confirmed that the EF0 tornado, that originated in Alabama, crossed into Stewart county at 455 pm EST, Chattahoochee county at 505 pm EST, and then Marion county at 526 pm EST, continued into Taylor county, entering the county just south of Mauk at the intersection of the county line and Georgia Highway 127/240C. The tornado then continued on an east-northeastward track across the county, exiting into Crawford county where the county line and Georgia Highway 137 intersect, east of Flickling Mill. The tornado passed about three miles…

5. Sep 6, 2004High Wind, Taylor$200,000
   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…

6. Sep 17, 2009Flash Flood$125,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Taylor County Emergency Management Director reported extensive flash flooding across western Taylor county. At least 11 dirt roads and several bridges were washed out in the area between Mauk and Howard where over eight inches of rain fell in a 6-hour period. Some of the roads washed out included Watson Road, Kelly Foster Road and Parker Road. Several creeks were well out of their banks across the region.

7. Sep 18, 2009Flood$125,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Taylor County Emergency Management reported that flooding continued for several hours after the flash flooding subsided. Several roads remained under water throughout the night. Additional road damage was observed.

8. Jan 21, 2017Tornado$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 105 MPH and a maximum path width of 400 yards began in western Taylor County along Highway 96 east of Junction City where a few trees were snapped. The tornado moved northeast snapping and uprooting trees as it crossed Watson Pond Road, North Culverhouse Road and Suddeth Road. As the tornado crossed Wilson Road it destroyed two metal barns and a small silo that was ripped from the ground and thrown at least 300 yards. This is where the tornado reached its maximum estimated strength blowing windows out of a home and causing significant roof damage. The tornado then continued northeast snapping…

9. Sep 11, 2017Tropical Storm, Taylor$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The media reported many trees and power lines blown down across the county. A wind gust of 48 mph was measured in Butler. Radar estimated between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell across the county with 2.46 inches measured near Salem. No injuries were reported.

10. Mar 6, 1996Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Thunderstorm winds destroyed three trailers in a park just south of Reynolds. The mobile homes and a truck were blown into trees.

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, 33.6 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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