Western Charlton County, Georgia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2024 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
12
All events
0
Deaths
$11K
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 rainfall in April continued the Extreme (D3) drought. Conditions worsened through the month with the county being upgraded to Exceptional (D4) drought on April 7, 2026. Exceptional drought then continued for the rest of the month.
Drought Drought
Lack of rainfall in March continued the Extreme (D3) drought for the rest of the month.
Wildfire Wildfire
Georgia Forestry Commission responded to a wildfire caused by a downed powerline at approximately 3:00 p.m. this afternoon north of Folkston along Hwy 301. Upon arrival, the fire was estimated at 100 acres. The wildfire increased to an estimated 697 acres and stretched nearly 2 m…
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Powerline broke from non-thunderstorm winds near the 8000 block of Highway 301. Peak wind gusts during the day were around 45 mph. This led to the development of the wildfire that spread southeastward just north of Folkston.
Drought Drought
Lack of rainfall continuing into February combined with multiple hard freeze events resulted in worsening drought conditions into Extreme (D3) with the February 10th drought monitor update. These conditions continued throughout the month of February. On February 22nd, Georgia For…
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
Snow and sleet fell across Charlton county. At 6:30 am on 1/22, poweroutage.us reported about 50% (3,072 outages) of utility customers in the county were without power. Significant ice accumulated on trees in Folkston.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
About 30% of homes were still without power in the county as of Monday the 30th, and cell service was 'nearly non-existent in many areas'. Schools remain closed as of the 30th. A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county, including many transformers blown a large…
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Nassau County Emergency Management reported that Stokes Road was closed due to being inundated by river flooding on the Georgia side of the St. Marys River. The St. Marys River near Macclenny reached major flood stage and peaked at 19.71 ft on Aug. 7th. 6.32 inches of rainfall wa…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
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