Northern Ware County, Georgia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2019 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
15
All events
0
Deaths
$0
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
Drought Drought
Beneficial rainfall improved the Extreme (D3) drought to Severe (D2) on June 9th.
Drought Drought
Despite some beneficial rainfall, Exceptional (D4) drought conditions continued through the month of May.
Drought Drought
Lack of beneficial rainfall in April continued the Exceptional (D4) drought for the rest of the month.
Wildfire Wildfire
On March 29th, Ware County Fire Rescue responded to a large wildfire along Lamar Bennett Trail in the Beach community of northern Ware County. Upon arrival, the fire had already spread to approximately 60 acres and was growing rapidly due to wind gusts exceeding 20 mph. At 730 PM…
Drought Drought
Lack of rainfall in March continued the Extreme (D3) drought. Conditions worsened through the month with the county being upgraded to Exceptional (D4) drought on March 24, 2026. Exceptional drought then continued for the rest of the month.
Drought Drought
Lack of rainfall during February combined with multiple hard freeze events resulted in continuing Extreme Drought (D3) conditions.
Drought Drought
Lack of rainfall during January combined with multiple freeze events resulted in worsening drought conditions into Extreme (D3) drought by the end of January.
Drought Drought
Well below seasonable rainfall led to Severe (D2) and Extreme (D3) drought conditions lasting for much of November and into December. Beneficial light rain in mid December helped improve drought conditions.
Drought Drought
Well below seasonable rainfall led to Severe (D2) and Extreme (D3) drought conditions lasting for much of November and into December.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
At 4 am on 1/22, broadcast media reported a building collapse due to snow accumulation along Knight Avenue in Waycross. There were deep cracks beginning at the top of the building that extended down a few feet. The exterior of the building appeared to be crushed by snow accumulat…
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
At 2:04 am on 9/27, the RAWS station OKEG1 in Waycross measured a wind gust of 71 mph from the SE. Reports of widespread power outages, no running water, powerlines down, trees down, and damage to mobile homes. Ware County opened two shelters in Waycross before the storm. In Wayc…
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
A large tree fell on a screened enclosure damaging the structure to a home in Waycross, GA. 7.72 inches of rainfall was measured by a CoCoRaHS observer at Waycross 2.6 NNW during Debby. On 8/5, AWOS KAYS Waycross Ware Co measured a peak gust of 40 mph.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
NWS Storm Survey estimated sustained winds of 40 to 60 mph with gusts of 60 to 75 mph on 8/30. There was extensive tree blown down in a neighborhood southeast of GA State Road 84 and in the Waycross area. Numerous power lines were blown down. Several well built homes were 'destro…
Wildfire Wildfire
A wildfire on the north side of US Highway 301 near mile marker seven grew to 200 acres.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Compartment #1 fire was started by a lightning strike on Saturday May 18th. The fire quickly increased in intensity around 2 pm on Sunday May 19th due to hot and dry conditions. By May 23rd, the fire was 98% contained and grew to 185 acres. There were not reports of property …
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
Search your address
See every tornado that passed within 25 miles of a place in Northern Ware County, measured to its path.
We couldn’t get your location. Check that location access is allowed for this site, or type an address.