Pickens County, Georgia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1959 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
10
Tornado reports
64
Hail reports
20
Floods since 1996
380
All events
1
Deaths
$27.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Pickens County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 10 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.
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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The emergency manager relayed a report of a tree down 2.8 miles sw of tate.
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The emergency manager relayed a report of a tree and powerlines down 1.0 n of nelson.
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The emergency manager relayed a report of a tree and powerlines down 1.5 miles north of nelson.
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The emergency manager relayed a report of trees down 6.1 miles ne of jasper.
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The emergency manager relayed a report of trees down 2.9 miles ne of jasper.
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The emergency manager relayed a report of a tree down 4.4 miles e of nelson.
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The emergency manager relayed a report of a tree down 1 mile n of tate.
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The emergency manager relayed a report of trees down 2.7 miles w of tate.
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The emergency manager relayed a report of a tree down 1 mile ne of marble hill.
Drought Drought
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought conditions in Pickens County intensified to D3 (Extreme Drought) conditions in March. Following the initial onset of D2 (Severe Drought) on January 6, the county experienced a period of marginal improvement before drought officially …
Hail Hail
Half dollar sized hail reported near the intersection of carver mill road and dean trail.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported near the intersection of talking rock road and philadelphia road.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported near the intersection of hidden creek road and jones road.
Hail Hail
Broadcast media reports half dollar size hail in the Talking Rock area.
Drought Drought
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, D2 (Severe Drought) conditions returned to Pickens County on February 17. This degradation followed a brief reprieve, which had interrupted an initial two-week period of Severe Drought that began on January 6. By the end of February, the cou…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow showers developed through the day on the 31st with the heaviest amounts on the east side of the county. Total snowfall amounts ranged from 1 to 2 inches.
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…
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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.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
One to three (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 1/3 inch of ice accumulation occurred on top of the snow in the early afternoon hours…
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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…
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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.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 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 | 4 | 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 |
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