Gwinnett County, Georgia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
12
Tornado reports
190
Hail reports
45
Floods since 1996
872
All events
12
Deaths
$156.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Gwinnett County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 11 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Winds gusted between 35 and 50 mph for several hours. A gust to 45 mph was recorded at the Lawrenceville AWOS (KLZU) at 5:06 AM EST. The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported hundreds of trees and numerous power lines blown down across the county. At least 70 homes were dama…
A 71-year old woman was killed by a falling tree as she walked her dog along Capot Court in the Snellville area. The woman was trapped underneath the fallen tree and was pronounced dead on the scene. The dog was also trapped for a time and suffed some injuries, but was able to fr…
Catastrophic flash flooding began to unfold across portions of Gwinnett county during the early morning hours of the 21st as a secondary area of very heavy rain and thunderstorms began to expand across the eastern Atlanta metropolitan counties. Rainfall exceeded 12 inches in port…
The Gwinnett County Emergency Management Director reported that a xx-year old female was killed when a tree fell on her while outside during Mother's Day festivities.
Several Atlanta news media television stations, along with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that three individuals were killed and six were injured at Buford Dam State Park at the south end of Lake Lanier when lightning strikes hit one or more trees under which the indiv…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that a 27-year old male was struck by lightning while mowing a lawn. The thunderstorm was not directly over the location at the time, but was nearby in Lawrenceville. The young man was pronounced dead on arrival at a local medical center.
Lightning struck two men as they were roofing a new home. A 17 year old male was injured and a29 yer old male died the next day.
A tornado touched down near Georgia Highway 124, four miles west of Grayson then moved east and tore into the Williums Acres subdivisions near Grayson. Five large homes were destroyed, 20 homes received major damage while another 34 had minor damage inflicted. One large two-story…
Significant widespread damage continued into Gwinnett county in a path from Norcross through Duluth and Suwanee to north of Lawrenceville. Large trees were knocked down or snapped. Many of them fell on homes and apartments causing damage. Roofs were torn off of houses. At least 5…
A report of golf ball size hail near the Lawrenceville Airport was received on social media.
A report of tennis ball size hail near the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 316 was received over social media.
The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported hundreds of trees and power lines blown down across the county. Nine structures were destroyed, 73 sustained major damage and 77 received minor damage, mostly from falling trees. A 51 mph wind gust was measured near Suwanee and a 50 …
Spotters, the public and broadcast media all reported golf ball sized hail from northeast of Norcross to Duluth.
Amateur radio operators and the public reported hail up to the size of half-dollars and ping-pong balls, possibly some as large as golf balls, across far northwest and north central Gwinnett county from Norcross, to Sugar Hill and Buford. Several reports of penny to quarter-sized…
A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado touched down near Holland Park Drive in east central Gwinnett county, or about five miles northwest of Dacula. The tornado then tracked slightly over…
Record flooding continued to expand eastern the eastern suburbs of the Atlanta metropolitan area as renewed rounds of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rain tracked repeatedly over the same areas throughout the day. Portions of hundreds of roads in the county were closed …
The Gwinnett County 911 Center reported that significant flooding continued and was expanding into all parts of the county. At least 30 roads were flooded, impassable, and closed throughout the county. Dozens of homes were flooded as well. Monetary damage of at least $5 million w…
Gwinnett county emergency management personnel and USGS stream gages confirmed that record to catastrophic flooding continued across much of the county. Hundreds of homes, apartments, businesses, and roads sustained damages from flooding. A number of culverts and/or bridges were …
The public observed golf ball-sized hail just west of Snellville and half-dollar-sized hail in the Snellville area. Amateur radio operators reported quarter-sized hail in the Lilburn area.
The public observed golf ball-sized hail in the Sugar Hill and Lake Lanier/Buford Dam areas and penny to nickel-sized hail in the far northeast part of the county in the Chateau Elan area.
A deputy with the Gwinnett County Sheriff's office observed larger than golf ball-sized hail in the Lilburn area. The Gwinnett County 911 Center relayed reports of quarter-sized hail near Lilburn. Approximately three miles southwest of Snellville, a trained spotter observed quart…
Local Atlanta television stations relayed a report of golf ball-sized hail in the Dacula area. Several reports of penny-sized hail were received from the public in the Dacula area. The hail lasted several minutes at some locations. Radar data indicated that this was one of the st…
The public observed golf ball-sized hail just south of Lilburn, quarter-sized hail just north of Snellville, and penny-sized hail near Grayson.
Several reports of large damaging hail were received from the public across the northern half of Gwinnett county. Half-dollar to golf ball-sized hail was observed in Duluth, half-dollar-sized hail just south of Suwanee, and quarter-sized hail in the Lawrenceville area. The ground…
At least a dozen reports of large hail were received from many parts of Gwinnett county. Golf ball-sized hail fell near Lawrenceville and in Snellville. Penny to nickel-sized hail was reported in Duluth and Grayson. Other reports of penny to quarter-sized hail were received from …
Numerous reports of large hail, ranging in size from pennies to golf balls, were received from the public in the Buford, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, and Dacula areas. Penny to golf ball-sized hail was reported in Suwanee, quarter to golf ball-sized hail in Buford, quarter-sized hail in …
The Gwinnett County SkyWarn coordinator reported golf ball-sized hail in Lilburn. The public reported nickel-sized hail in the eastern portions of Norcross/western portions of Lilburn near Interstate-85. The Gwinnett Daily-Post reported that 90 percent of the vehicles parked at t…
Emergency Management and an NWS Storm Survey team reported that a severe thunderstorm produced damage along a 4 mile path from near the intersection of Sever Road and Highway 120, to near the intersection of highways 20 and 124 near the commuinity of Allendale. Most of the damage…
Drought Drought
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought conditions in Gwinnett County improved from D3 (Extreme Drought) to D2 (Severe Drought) in March. Following the initial onset of D2 on October 21, 2025, the county experienced a period of marginal improvement before drought officiall…
Drought Drought
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought conditions in Gwinnett County intensified to D3 (Extreme Drought) conditions in February. Following the initial onset of D2 in fall 2025, the county experienced a period of mid-winter improvement before conditions degraded back to D2…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow showers began early on the morning of the 31st, with a heavy band quickly developing through the morning. This band resulted in a narrow band of heavy snow with a sharp gradient to the west. Total snow accumulations across the county ranged from 1 to 5.5 inches.
Drought Drought
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, D2 (Severe Drought) conditions returned to Gwinnett County on January 27. This degradation followed a brief mid-winter reprieve, which had interrupted an initial six-week period of Severe Drought that began on October 21. By the end of Janua…
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Light rain showers began through the late evening and overnight hours of the 24th. Rain accumulations transitioned over to freezing rain through the early morning of the 25th and continued through the day. The heaviest ice accumulations occurred with the second push of precipitat…
Drought Drought
According to the Drought Monitor, D2 Severe Drought conditions were introduced to Gwinnett County on October 23, 2025. The D2 Severe Drought continued into November.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree down on vehicles along Jimmy Carter Boulevard near Atlantic Drive.
Hail Hail
Picture with hail next to quarter from public near the intersection of N Peachtree Rd and Starcross Ct.
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Tree down on building near the intersection of Howard Way and Luther Way.
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Tree down on building near the intersection of Doe Court and Taylor Road.
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Tree reported down on a fence on Lake Lucerne Dr.
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Multiple reports of trees down across the northern Lawrenceville area stretching from Lawrenceville Suwanee Road NW over to Sugarloaf parkway.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported on morgan chase drive ne.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported near drake street and swimming pool road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree down at technology parkway and westech drive.
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Tree down in road on peachtree industrial road near s blakely lake rd.
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Tree down on allenhurst dr near broxton cir nw.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Gwinnett County. Due to very cold temperatures well below freezing, roads quickly became snow covered and very slick, which led to numerous accidents just before sunset.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Generally 1-3 inches of snow occurred across the county. The snow/sleet transitioned to freezing rain before becoming all rain during the early to mid afternoon hours. An additional 1/10 to 2/10 inch of ice accumulation occurred on top of the snow in the early afternoon hours. Nu…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 44 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 21 | 0 |
| 2017 | 38 | 0 |
| 2016 | 21 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | 27 | 0 |
| 2010 | 35 | 1 |
| 2009 | 38 | 0 |
| 2008 | 22 | 0 |
| 2007 | 35 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | 0 |
| 2005 | 41 | 0 |
| 2004 | 34 | 0 |
| 2003 | 37 | 0 |
| 2002 | 55 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 1 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 1 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 1 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
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