NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Dallas, GA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
13 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Dallas, Georgia since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 116 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 116
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
33 deaths in all
What the records show for Dallas
None of the 13 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Dallas; the strongest was Zeta in 2020, a tropical storm with 59 mph winds when its centre passed 32 miles away. The record near Dallas begins with an unnamed storm in 1859; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 3 systems. Of the 13 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 405 Georgia cities on this site, 78% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Dallas. The highest rating among the 116 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 27, 2011, came within 21 miles. Of the 116, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 43 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on March 15, 2025. Dallas has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 88% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 88 times since 1973, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Dallas has more hail reports within 10 miles than 73% of the 405 Georgia cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Dallas
Of the 13 tracks on the map, 9 were moving northeast as they passed Dallas, 2 north and 1 east. Zeta (2020), the strongest pass, was heading northeast; its centre passed 32 miles northwest of Dallas. None made landfall within 75 miles of Dallas; 10 of the 13 were hurricanes at their peak, none at their closest to the city. In the last 30 seasons (1996–2025), 1 came near Dallas: 0.3 a decade, against 0.8 a decade from 1851 to 1995.
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 17 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 5 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 15 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 3 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Dallas: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Dallas
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s16(3 EF3+)
- 2000s15(1 EF3+)
- 1990s22(6 EF3+)
- 1980s14
- 1970s17(2 EF3+)
- 1960s12(1 EF3+)
- 1950s8
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF4 | 21 mi | 97.33 mi | 22 / 85 |
| Mar 27, 1994 | F4 | 18 mi | 49 mi | 3 / 20 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F4 | 10 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 46 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F3 | 21 mi | 14.8 mi | 3 / 152 |
| Mar 15, 2008 | EF3 | 14 mi | 16.93 mi | 2 / 2 |
| Feb 21, 1993 | F3 | 25 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 35 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | in town | 29.02 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 24 mi | 23.05 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Mar 27, 1994 | F3 | 21 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Feb 21, 1993 | F3 | 8 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F3 | 13 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 25 |
| May 27, 1973 | F3 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 116, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Dallas
The Storm Prediction Center has 88 hail reports within 10 miles of Dallas since 1973, made on 65 separate days. Of these, 50 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 11 days, most recently September 12, 2023. The most recent report is from September 12, 2023. April has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Dallas
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dallas 7 NE, GA, 8 miles northeast of Dallas at 1,028 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 31°F. February and March are the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 54.3 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 48% of the year's precipitation (25.9 of 54.3 inches); the other six months are wetter. Highs reach 90°F on about 55 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 73 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.8 inches a year, most of it in March. That 54.3 inches is more than at 83 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (77%). Powder Springs, 9 miles east, has its own station (Mableton 1 N, GA): 56.1 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 31 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 57 | 34 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 65 | 40 | 5.1 | 8 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 74 | 48 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.1 |
| May | 81 | 57 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 65 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 68 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 68 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 61 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 50 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 64 | 39 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 55 | 34 | 5.0 | 8 | 1.0 |
| Year | 73 | 50 | 54.3 | 84 | 3.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dallas 7 NE, GA (1,028 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Dallas
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 202 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Dallas: 177 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods, 9 lightning strikes and 2 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $2.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 79 mph, on February 16, 2001. May has had the most flash floods, 4 of 14. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 258 have had fewer than Dallas.
September 20, 2009: lightning strike in Dallas — 2 injured, $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Paulding County Emergency Management personnel reported that at least ten lightning strike incidents were documented across the county during the late evening and early morning hours of thunderstorms and flash flooding. At least two of the lightning strikes resulted in structural fires.”
November 18, 2015: lightning strike 3 miles from the centre of Dallas — 1 injured.
NWS: “A local Atlanta television news station reported a man injured by a lightning strike near Meadow Lark after lightning struck a nearby power line and travelled through the ground to where the man was standing. The injuries were reported to be minor.”
June 16, 2022: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Dallas — 1 injured.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Dallas's 2 ZIP codes have filed 20 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2004, and were paid $188,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 65% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 154 Georgia cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 40 have fewer than Dallas.
Paulding County, which includes Dallas, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Paulding County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and inland flooding; Relatively Low for hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $39.6 million a year, the 16th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.4 million (54%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.