NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fairmount, 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
11 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Fairmount, Georgia since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 95 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 11
- Tornadoes
- 95
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
54 deaths in all
What the records show for Fairmount
None of the 11 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Fairmount; the strongest was Zeta in 2020, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 9 miles away. The record near Fairmount begins with an unnamed storm in 1859; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 73 miles away. Of the 11 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 405 Georgia cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Fairmount. The highest rating among the 95 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on April 27, 2011, came within 24 miles. Of the 95, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on May 25, 2025. Fairmount has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 66% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 69 times since 1989, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Fairmount has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 405 Georgia cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fairmount
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 17 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 5 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 23 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 3 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 75 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 Fairmount: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Fairmount
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s16(4 EF3+)
- 2000s10(1 EF3+)
- 1990s11(3 EF3+)
- 1980s11
- 1970s17(2 EF3+)
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF4 | 24 mi | 97.33 mi | 22 / 85 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 17 mi | 29.5 mi | 9 / 67 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 22 mi | 17.7 mi | 6 / 30 |
| Mar 27, 1994 | F4 | 11 mi | 49 mi | 3 / 20 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F4 | 24 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 46 |
| Mar 27, 1994 | F3 | 3 mi | 40 mi | 9 / 70 |
| Mar 15, 2008 | EF3 | 23 mi | 16.93 mi | 2 / 2 |
| Jan 30, 2013 | EF3 | 8 mi | 21.78 mi | 1 / 17 |
| Dec 22, 2011 | EF3 | 10 mi | 11.42 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 3 mi | 23.05 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Mar 21, 1962 | F3 | 24 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 19 mi | 65.9 mi | 1 / 20 |
The strongest 12 of 95, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fairmount
The Storm Prediction Center has 69 hail reports within 10 miles of Fairmount since 1989, made on 57 separate days. Of these, 38 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 3, 2020. The most recent report is from June 14, 2025. April has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fairmount
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jasper 1 NNW, GA, 15 miles east of Fairmount at 1,465 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 48°F and 31°F. March is the wettest at 5.9 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 4.0 inches; the year adds up to 58.7 inches over 85 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 47% of the year's precipitation (27.6 of 58.7 inches); the other six months are wetter. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 61 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.5 inches a year, most of it in December. That 58.7 inches is more than at 98 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (91%). Rydal, 6 miles south, has its own station (Allatoona Dam 2, GA): 51.6 inches a year, 7.1 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48 | 31 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 52 | 34 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 60 | 40 | 5.9 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 68 | 47 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 56 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 63 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 67 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 66 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 61 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 50 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 59 | 40 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 51 | 35 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Year | 67 | 49 | 58.7 | 85 | 2.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jasper 1 NNW, GA (1,465 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 Fairmount
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 109 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fairmount: 92 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods, 5 lightning strikes, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $67.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 1, 2002. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 172 have had fewer than Fairmount.
March 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Fairmount — 3 injured, $600,000 damage.
NWS: “Straight-line thunderstorm winds from a downburst flattened 4 brand new chicken houses on East Damascus Road. About a mile north a mobile home was ripped from its foundation and destroyed.”
September 21, 2009: flood 5 miles from the centre of Fairmount — $44.5 million damage.
NWS: “Cherokee county emergency management personnel and USGS stream gages confirmed that major to record flooding continued across much of the county. Hundreds of homes, apartments, businesses, and roads sustained damages from flooding.”
May 1, 2002: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Fairmount — $11.7 million damage.
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
Gordon County, which includes Fairmount, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 4 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Tornadoes, on May 5, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Gordon County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail and inland flooding; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $27.7 million a year, the 32nd highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.1 million (37%), 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).
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Cities near Fairmount
- Rydal, GA6 mi
- Ranger, GA7 mi
- Waleska, GA10 mi
- Talking Rock, GA13 mi
- Adairsville, GA14 mi
- White, GA14 mi
- Calhoun, GA14 mi
- Jasper, GA16 mi
- Resaca, GA17 mi
- Cartersville, GA19 mi
- Plainville, GA19 mi
- Ball Ground, GA20 mi
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