Laurens 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.
36
Tornado reports
92
Hail reports
28
Floods since 1996
561
All events
8
Deaths
$13.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Laurens County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 36 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.
As of October 3, 2024, the Emergency manager in Laurens County accounted for around 40 homes that were destroyed due to trees coming down on them with 80+ structures sustaining 'major' damage. These numbers will likely go up when final assessment is completed. The fatalities occu…
Georgia State Patrol and several media outlets reported a multiple-vehicle accident along Interstate 16 at mile marker 38 near the Laurens/Twiggs county line. Twenty-seven vehicles, seven of them commercial trucks, were involved in the accident, which resulted in four fatalities …
A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado touched down in far northern Laurens county, just south of the Wilkinson county line. The tornado initially touched down as an EF0 tornado near the i…
More than 150 homes or businesses were affected by the wind/rain from Michael. Nearly 60 had major damage and 5 were determined to be destroyed. Hundreds of reports of trees and powerlines were down across the county. EMA estimates nearly 90,000 cubic yards of debris has been rem…
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Tree down near the intersection of hillcrest parkway and industrial boulevard.
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Tree down at the intersection of white spring road and south highway 19.
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Tree down at the intersection of highway 46 and us highway 441.
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Tree down at the intersection of ella burch road and s us hwy 441.
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Tree down near the intersection academy avenue and joiner street.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A brief tornado occurred to the east of Rentz, GA in the early morning hours of March 12. Damage from the tornado was first observed on Etheridge Rd near the intersection of GB Lindsey Rd where a pine tree was knocked over into the road. The tornado continued northeast, running p…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
The first discernible damage from the tornado was observed on Pinehill Rd, to the east of the intersection with US Hwy 441 and immediately northwest of the intersection with Hartley Rd. Here, a metal road sign was bent and two pine trees were uprooted. Large branches were also br…
Drought Drought
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Laurens County remained under D3 (Extreme Drought) conditions through March. Following the initial onset of D2 (Severe Drought) on November 18, 2025, the county experienced a very brief period of marginal improvement before drought officiall…
Drought Drought
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought conditions in Laurens 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 develop late in the morning of the 31st and continued off and on through the afternoon. Total accumulations were light to minimal, generally less than 0.25 inches.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Rain transitioned to snow in the morning hours of the 18th with snowfall accumulation across the county of T to 1.5 inches by the mid morning. Light snow showers continued through noon.
Drought Drought
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, D2 (Severe Drought) conditions returned to Laurens County on January 13. This degradation followed a brief mid-winter reprieve, which had interrupted an initial four-week period of Severe Drought that began on November 18. By the end of Janu…
Hail Hail
Amateur radio operator relayed report of dime to quarter size hail off coleman farm road.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread 4 to 6 inches of snow across Laurens County. Travel was very dangerous as roads quickly became icy and snow-packed.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
University of Georgia Mesonet station in Dublin (UGA06) measured a 60 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Em reported powerlines down in Dexter near Pineway Dr on Taylor Rowland Rd.
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Several trees down northeast of Rentz between GA 117 and hwy319. Specifically ga117 at the school near mark Wood Rd and at Emily Currie Rd as well as JJ Club Rd at ga280.
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Em reported tree down at Scotland Rd and Haywood Lowery Rd.
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Two trees down along Martin Luther King Jr Dr at Campground Rd and near Holliday Rd.
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Em reported tree down at Airport Rd near Old Airport Rd.
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Em reported tree down at Clayhill Rd near Thairdell Rd.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 75 mph first touched down to the NW of HWY 46 just inside the Laurens County line 46 where EF0 tree damage was observed before turning to the southeast through mostly rural and wooded areas along Alligator Creek before crossing Dublin-McRae Hw…
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A tree was reported down in the 1700 block of Minter Tweed Rd.
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A tree was downed in the 1800 block of Oconee Church Rd.
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A tree was downed at the intersection of Old Eastman Rd and Mccullough Rd.
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Tree downed at residence near Edsel Senn Rd near Darley Pond Rd.
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Tree downed near residence in south part of Dublin.
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Emergency manager reports a tree down at the intersection of Hwy 338 and Hogan Farm Rd.
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Emergency manager reported powerlines down near the intersection of Hwy 80 and 6th St.
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Emergency manager reported a tree down on the 1200 block of Old Macon Rd.
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Emergency manager reported two trees down near the intersection of Hwy 338 and Old Macon Rd.
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Social media post of multiple large trees, approximately 3 ft in diameter, blown down on Liberty Pl.
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Social media post from broadcast media showing several large oak trees, approximately 3 feet in diameter, uprooted on Strawberry Circle.
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Emergency manager reported a tree down on County Landfill Rd.
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Emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Lovett Farm Rd and Hwy 319.
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Emergency manager reported powerlines down on the 300 block of Parker Dairy Rd.
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Emergency manager reported a tree down at the intersection of Willie Wood Rd and Hwy 319.
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Emergency manager reported a tree down at the intersection of Bay Pullen Rd and Old Savannah Rd.
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Emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Norwood Stephens Rd and Rockledge Rd.
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Tree down along Blackshear Ferry Road and Marie Church Road.
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Tree downed along Clayton Dairy Road and Hwy 338.
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Tree down along Briarcliff Road and Greenway Dr.
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Tree downed along Old Macon Road and Hwy 338.
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Tree down along Wayne Road near 19.
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Tree down along Hwy 441 south near Fountain Road.
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Tree down across intersection of Old Macon Rd and Pointe West Dr.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 34 | 2 |
| 2022 | 24 | 4 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 18 | 1 |
| 2014 | 12 | 1 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 20 | 1 |
| 2010 | 11 | 1 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 18 | 3 |
| 2007 | 21 | 3 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 16 | 2 |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 2 |
| 1995 | 11 | 1 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 | 2 |
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