Pike County, Georgia
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 13231 · population 18,887 · 216 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 296 records for Pike County, Georgia from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 212 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (101 records). The deadliest single record is the February 22, 1993 tornado: 1 death, 2 injuries and $10.2 million in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 21 declarations naming the county since 1977, 19 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Winter Storm” on January 24, 2026.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 296on 212 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 124 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $20Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 14strongest EF3
- FEMA declarations
- 21latest 2026
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Pike County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 101 since 1982. 47% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1982 fell in June and July. The rank column places the county among Georgia's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 101 | 71 | 1982-2026 | 0 | 0 | $635K | 66 of 159 |
| Floods | 46 | 19 | 1996-2024 | 0 | 0 | $49K | 18 of 159 |
| Drought | 34 | 34 | 1997-2026 | 0 | 0 | $4.7M | 30 of 159 |
| Hail | 27 | 23 | 1988-2025 | 0 | 0 | $586K | 74 of 159 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 19 | 18 | 2002-2024 | 0 | 0 | $122K | 18 of 159 |
| Extreme cold | 14 | 14 | 1996-2007 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 of 159 |
| Tornadoes | 14 | 10 | 1971-2023 | 1 | 24 | $12M | 48 of 159 |
| Winter storms | 13 | 13 | 1996-2018 | 0 | 0 | $207K | 55 of 159 |
| Heat | 12 | 12 | 1999-2012 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 of 159 |
| Lightning | 6 | 6 | 1997-2024 | 0 | 0 | $797K | 36 of 159 |
| High wind and dust storms | 4 | 4 | 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | $1.2M | 71 of 159 |
| Heavy rain | 3 | 3 | 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 of 159 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 3 | 3 | 2002-2005 | 0 | 0 | – | 31 of 159 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Pike County had?
NOAA records 14 tornadoes in Pike County from 1971 to 2023, the strongest rated EF3, with 1 death and 24 injuries recorded in the county. That is 48th of 159 Georgia counties by days with tornadoes per 1,000 square miles since 1950. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 15 tornadoes whose track touched Pike County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 14: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 3 people, 1 of them in Pike County.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-27 22:38, as SPC files it | Barnesville | EF3 | 30.82 mi | 2 |
| 1993-02-21 22:20, as SPC files it | Zebulon | F2 | 8 mi | 1 |
| 2023-01-12 15:10, as SPC files it | Griffin to Locust Grove | EF3 | 31.16 mi | 0 |
| 2006-01-02 16:12, as SPC files it | Concord to Williamson | F3 | 3 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Georgia.
Every tornado record filed for Pike County (14)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-12 | Beeks, Pike County | EF1 5.39 mi x 800 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | Hollonville, Pike County | EF3 30.98 mi x 2,200 yd | 0 | 18 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | Williamson, Pike County | EF1 2.53 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | Hollonville, Pike County | EF2 8.35 mi x 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | Hollonville, Pike County | EF2 23.3 mi x 1,500 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-10-10 | Hilltop, Pike County | EF0 2.13 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $57K |
| 2020-01-13 | Reidsboro, Pike County | EF0 1.46 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $29K |
| 2013-03-18 | Pedenville, Pike County | EF2 4.01 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $203K |
| 2011-04-27 | Clearwater Springs, Pike County | EF1 3.56 mi x 1,056 yd | 0 | 0 | $13K |
| 2006-01-02 | Hollonville, Pike County | F3 3 mi x 440 yd | 0 | 3 | $1.1M |
| 2000-04-03 | Zebulon, Pike County | F1 3 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $26K |
| 1993-02-22 | Concord To, Pike County | F2 8 mi x 100 yd | 1 | 2 | $10M |
| 1980-05-17 | Pike County | F1 6.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1971-02-26 | Pike County | F1 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Pike County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the March 9, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($3,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | Thunderstorm WindWilliamson, Pike County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2026-03-01 | DroughtPike County · forecast zone Pike | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-02-10 | DroughtPike County · forecast zone Pike | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-11-08 | HailMolena, Pike County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-10-07 | DroughtPike County · forecast zone Pike | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-15 | Thunderstorm WindJolly, Pike County | 48 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2025-06-26 | Thunderstorm WindMolena, Pike County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2025-05-18 | Thunderstorm WindLifsey, Pike County | 48 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2025-04-10 | Thunderstorm WindMeansville, Pike County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2025-04-10 | Thunderstorm WindWeaver, Pike County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2025-04-10 | Thunderstorm WindReidsboro, Pike County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2025-04-10 | Thunderstorm WindJolly, Pike County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $2K |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-02-22 | TornadoConcord To, Pike County Storm survey indicated a tornado with multiple vortices that followed a path about a 0.5-mile-wide. The tornado touched down east of the Flint river and continued east to the city of Zebulon at Georgia Highway 85. The Damage path was over 8 miles, but not continuous. A 10,000 square foot home valued at $776,000 was ... | F2 8 mi x 100 yd | 1 | 2 | $10M |
| 2023-01-12 | TornadoHollonville, Pike County New high resolution areal imagery in concert with a reanalysis of radar data, areal surveys and ground surveys it has been determined that there were multiple tornadoes on the ground simultaneously in southwest Spalding and Northwestern Pike Counties as well as crossing tornado paths. The tornadoes were part of a ... | EF3 30.98 mi x 2,200 yd | 0 | 18 | – |
| 2006-01-02 | TornadoHollonville, Pike County A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service and confirmed by Emergency Managers from both Pike and Meriwether counties concluded that an F3 tornado touched down one mile southeast of Hollonville in northwest Pike county and traveled east for approximately 3 miles, terminating at a point about 4 miles ... | F3 3 mi x 440 yd | 0 | 3 | $1.1M |
| 1971-02-26 | TornadoPike County | F1 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-02-22 | TornadoConcord To, Pike County | F2 8 mi x 100 yd | 1 | 2 | $10M |
| 2000-06-01 | DroughtPike County · forecast zone Pike | 0 | 0 | $4.7M | |
| 2006-01-02 | TornadoHollonville, Pike County | F3 3 mi x 440 yd | 0 | 3 | $1.1M |
| 2004-09-06 | High WindPike County · forecast zone Pike | 35 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $781K |
| 2006-01-02 | HailMolena, Pike County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $586K |
| 1998-10-07 | LightningZebulon, Pike County | 0 | 0 | $543K | |
| 2013-03-18 | TornadoPedenville, Pike County | EF2 4.01 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $203K |
| 2020-10-10 | TornadoHilltop, Pike County | EF0 2.13 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $57K |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $25K, in the dollars of the day) holds: February 26, 1971 (tornado, Pike County); May 17, 1980 (tornado, Pike County).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Pike County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 42 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 2 | 32 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 3 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | – | – | – | – | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| Extreme cold | – | – | – | – | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
47% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1982 fell in June and July. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 29 · Feb 33 · Mar 41 · Apr 30 · May 22 · Jun 34 · Jul 32 · Aug 12 · Sep 20 · Oct 18 · Nov 10 · Dec 15 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Pike County
FEMA's register lists 21 declarations that include Pike County: 13 major disasters, 8 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (7) and severe storm (4).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-24 | EM-3642 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2024-09-30 | DR-4830 | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene |
| 2024-09-26 | EM-3616 | Tropical Storm | Hurricane Helene |
| 2023-01-16 | DR-4685 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes |
| 2020-03-29 | DR-4501 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3464 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2017-09-15 | DR-4338 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 2017-09-08 | EM-3387 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 2014-03-06 | DR-4165 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2014-02-11 | EM-3368 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2005-09-05 | EM-3218 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2004-09-24 | DR-1560 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Frances |
| 2004-09-18 | DR-1554 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| 2000-01-28 | DR-1311 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 1998-03-11 | DR-1209 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1995-10-10 | DR-1071 | Hurricane | Hurricane Opal |
| 1994-07-07 | DR-1033 | Tornado | Tornadoes, Flooding Torrential Rain(Trop Storm Alberto) |
| 1993-03-15 | EM-3097 | Snowstorm | Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm |
| 1993-03-04 | DR-980 | Tornado | Tornadoes, High Winds & Heavy Rains |
| 1990-02-23 | DR-857 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornaodes & Flooding |
| 1977-07-20 | EM-3044 | Drought | Drought |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Pike County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 46 flood or flash flood records for Pike County from 1996 to 2024, on 19 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Pike County ranks 2636th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $13,000 on 4 claims filed in Pike County; the most in one year was 3 in 2015. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
2015: 3 · 2019: 1; the other years: 0.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Pike County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pike County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $3.7 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | Relatively Low | $139K | 52 modeled event-days a year |
| Hail | Relatively Low | $131K | 4.5 a year (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | $119K | 62 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | $445K | once in about 7 years (modeled) |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | $25K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | $222K | 2.3 a year (modeled) |
| Hurricane | Very Low | $65K | once in about 15 years (modeled) |
| Earthquake | Very Low | $134K | once in about 619 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Pike County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
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