NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lithia Springs, 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
17 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Lithia Springs, Georgia since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 124 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 17
- Tornadoes
- 124
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Lithia Springs
None of the 17 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Lithia Springs; the strongest was Zeta in 2020, a tropical storm with 59 mph winds when its centre passed 47 miles away. The record near Lithia Springs begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020. The 1890s and the 1900s were the busiest decades, with 4 systems each. Of the 17 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 405 Georgia cities on this site, 63% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Lithia Springs. The highest rating among the 124 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 25, 2021, came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on March 24, 1975, killed 3 people. Of the 124, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 51 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on March 15, 2025. Lithia Springs has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 94% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 158 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Lithia Springs has more hail reports within 10 miles than 92% of the 405 Georgia cities.
Compare Lithia Springs's storm record with another city →
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lithia Springs
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 17 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 5 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 23 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 15 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | overhead | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 3 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 1 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 28 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Lithia Springs: 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 Lithia Springs
By decade
- 2020s16(1 EF3+)
- 2010s21(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14
- 1990s17(3 EF3+)
- 1980s19(1 EF3+)
- 1970s20(3 EF3+)
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
- 1950s9
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2021 | EF4 | 23 mi | 38.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F4 | 10 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 46 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F3 | 7 mi | 14.8 mi | 3 / 152 |
| Jan 10, 1972 | F3 | 16 mi | 6.3 mi | 1 / 9 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | 14 mi | 29.02 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 21, 1993 | F3 | 10 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F3 | 4 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F3 | 25 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 23 |
| May 27, 1973 | F3 | 9 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 24, 1964 | F3 | 19 mi | 75.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F2 | 25 mi | 72.4 mi | 2 / 100 |
| Mar 14, 2008 | EF2 | 12 mi | 6.25 mi | 1 / 30 |
The strongest 12 of 124, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lithia Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 158 hail reports within 10 miles of Lithia Springs since 1955, made on 113 separate days. Of these, 88 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently March 15, 2008. The most recent report is from June 26, 2025. April has the most reports, 44.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lithia Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mableton 1 N, GA, 7 miles northeast of Lithia Springs at 980 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 32°F. July is the wettest at 7.0 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.7 inches; the year adds up to 56.1 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (28.3 of 56.1 inches). September has brought the most of the 17 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (8); a normal September there has highs of 80°F and 3.7 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 63 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 56.1 inches is more than at 89 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (82%). Hiram, 10 miles northwest, has its own station (Dallas 7 NE, GA): 54.3 inches a year, 1.8 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 32 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 57 | 35 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 65 | 40 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 72 | 48 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 57 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 65 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 68 | 7.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 68 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 62 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 51 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 63 | 40 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 55 | 35 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Year | 70 | 50 | 56.1 | 82 | 1.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mableton 1 N, GA (980 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 Lithia Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 305 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lithia Springs: 261 thunderstorm wind reports, 21 flash floods, 19 lightning strikes, 3 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 3 people and injured 16, and the NWS estimated $7.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 14, 2015. May has had the most flash floods, 5 of 21. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 320 have had fewer than Lithia Springs.
July 13, 2010: lightning strike 5 miles from the centre of Lithia Springs — 2 killed.
May 26, 2011: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Lithia Springs — 1 killed, $30,000 damage.
August 8, 2014: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Lithia Springs — 7 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 Lithia Springs's ZIP code 30122 have filed 55 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $3.6 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late summer storms in 2009: 18 claims (33% of all) and $3.1 million. 47% 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, 89 have fewer than Lithia Springs.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late summer storms2009 | 18 | $3.1 million |
Douglas County, which includes Lithia Springs, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tropical storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Zeta, on January 12, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Douglas County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $34.2 million a year, the 20th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $18.1 million (53%), 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.
Cities near Lithia Springs
- Austell, GA3 mi
- Mableton, GA6 mi
- Douglasville, GA6 mi
- Powder Springs, GA7 mi
- Hiram, GA10 mi
- Smyrna, GA10 mi
- East Point, GA13 mi
- Winston, GA13 mi
- College Park, GA14 mi
- Atlanta, GA14 mi
- Union City, GA15 mi
- Fairburn, GA15 mi
All Georgia cities →All hurricanes since 1851 →Compare Lithia Springs with another place →