Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Soperton, GA

What the records show for Soperton

Tropical storms and hurricanes near Soperton

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Soperton: 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 Soperton

The strongest 12 of 62, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Weather by month in Soperton

Averages for 1991–2020 at Dublin, GA (230 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.

Georgia weather by month, station by station →

Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Soperton

• December 25, 2006: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Soperton — 1 injured, $100,000 damage.

  NWS: “The Montgomery County Emergency Management Director reported that extensive wind damage occurred across the northern part of the county. The most significant damage was observed in the Kibbee area in the far northern part of the county.”

• July 17, 2003: lightning strike 5 miles from the centre of Soperton — $250,000 damage.

  NWS: “The Macon Telegraph reported that lightning struck two homes and one business. Both of the homes suffered extensive damage, while just minor damage to a transformer was reported at the business.”

• March 26, 2011: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Soperton — $150,000 damage.

  NWS: “The Treutlen County 911 Center and the public reported considerable wind damage in the Lothair community in the southwest part of the county. Most of the damage was along Rosemont Church Road.”

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

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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