Pickens storm history
Storm events recorded in Pickens, Georgia between 1950 and 2025.
361
Total events
10
Tornadoes
60
Hail
20
Floods
1
Deaths
$27.0M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia and the Cherokee County Emergency Management Director confirmed that the EF3 tornado that touched down in northern Bartow county, five miles northeast of Kingston and continued ac…
The tornado that originated in Cherokee county near Beasley Gap, continued into and across Pickens county. Once again, the National Weather Service disaster survey team determined that this was a multi-segmented tornado, with much of the damage along the path caused by straight l…
The Pickens County Emergency Management Director confirmed that the EF1 tornado, which originally touched down in far southern Cherokee county just west of Woodstock and continued on a north-northeastward track across eastern Cherokee county, entered Pickens county at the city of…
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Trees and wires down near the intersection of Jones Avenue and South Main Street.
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Tree down near Fairview Rd along hwy 575.
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Tree reported down near the intersection of Hwy 53 and Bryant Rd.
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Significant swath of wind damage stretching across the southeast portion of the county. Damage and downstream reports were indicative of over 85mph winds.
Hail Hail
Estimated quarter-sized hail near the intersection of pettit road and henderson mountain road.
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One tree down 3 miles south of jasper .
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail was reported by trained ema spotter in marble hill.
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Large tree down on cove road near Fitts Rd.
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Per local emc there was a broken and downed powerline along mcclain mountain rd nw of marblehill georgia.
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Powerlines down leading to road closure at the intersection of swan bridge road and creek bank drive.
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Powerlines down leading to road closure along swan bridge road nw of talking rock near chance way.
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At least eight trees down along summit dr west and summit dr east.
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Public reports a tree down near the woodbridge inn and tavern.
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Tree downed at the intersection of carlan rd and roper rd blocking lanes.
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Tree down at hwy 53 and Arrowhead Way .
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Power poles broken at Davis Rd W and GA 53 W.
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Trees down and power pole snapped near intersection of Baker Street and Kennesaw Avenue.
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Several reports of trees and powerlines down between Tate and Nelson.
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Em reported tree down on Fisher Creek Rd between Whitestone Rd and Jones Mountain Rd.
Drought Drought
According to the Drought Monitor, D2 Severe Drought conditions were present in Pickens county at the beginning of January. Above-normal January rainfall rapidly improved conditions to D1 Moderate Drought on January 16, ending the short-term drought over Pickens county. In total, …
Drought Drought
According to the Drought Monitor, D3 Extreme Drought conditions were present in Pickens county at the beginning of December. Late, above-normal December rainfall improved conditions to D2 Severe Drought on December 26, where it remained through the month.
Drought Drought
According to the Drought Monitor, short-term drought conditions began over Pickens county on October 24, 2023. At the peak, D3 Extreme Drought conditions were present from October 31 through November. Cooler temperatures and new rainfall amounts at the end of November allowed for…
Drought Drought
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Trees down at Dean Mill Road and Carver Mill Road.
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Numerous uprooted trees and snapped power poles reported near Henderson Mountain Rd and S Basin Dr.
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Public report of numerous trees down including 4 on a residence near Carver Mill and Townsend Rd.
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Approximately 500 trees down across Pickens County with county wide power outages. Damage has affected roughly 60 roads and a few homes damaged.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
This tornado developed withing a large scale straight line wind event which occurred across Pickens County. Similar to the other tornado in Pickens county, this tornado developed on the north side of a large surge in winds as denoted both on radar and widespread wind damage on th…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This particular tornado developed shortly after a large scale straight line wind event unfolded across Pickens County. It should be noted that while the tornado did considerable damage in the span in which it was on the ground, the large scale straight line wind damage across Pic…
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Tree down at Turner Road between Refuge Rd and Turner Rd Exd.
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Public report of multiple trees down on Mitchell Rd and Upper Bethany Rd.
Hail Hail
Report of 1 inch hail via social media near the intersection of Steve Tate highway and Cove Road.
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Report of trees and powerlines down at Refuge Valley Rd and Waleska 108.
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Report of power pole down near the intersection of Hwy 53 and Edwards Rd.
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A tree was downed onto a power line on Henderson Mountain Rd at Windwood Way.
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Report of damaged home off of Burnt Mountain Rd.
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Numerous trees and large branches down near GA-53 and Christian Ave in Tate.
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A tree was downed on highway 53 at Garrison Rd.
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A tree was downed on Camp Rd at Donna Lynn St.
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Numerous trees down along the Hwy-136 connector from Willow Ln to Bunch Ct. One tree down on a vehicle, one tree down on an ambulance.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Jasper (KJZP) AWOS measured peak wind gust of 43 mph.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Report of 4.5 inches of snow, 3 miles northeast of Marble Hill. Earlier day reports of up to 1/4 inch of ice accumulation occurred over same area.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Report of 3.5 inches of snow near Sequoyah Lake.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Public measured around 1 inch of snow near Jasper.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A CoCoRaHS observer reported a tenth of an inch of snow northeast of Nelson during the evening of November 30 and the early morning of December 1.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 18 | 2 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 18 | 0 |
| 2004 | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | 17 | 0 |
| 2002 | 19 | 1 |
| 2001 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |