NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 13051MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

CHATHAM · GA

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 23 county-coded Lightning reports in Chatham, GA, from 2016 through 2025, with 5 reported injuries, 1 reported fatalities, and $2.6M in filed damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports23NOAA county-coded rows
Population context7.6per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 300,879
Injuries5direct + indirect fields
Fatalities1direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

23 reports in ten years does not mean a 2.3-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in Chatham reports by year

NOAA recorded 23 Lightning in Chatham reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20171
20181
20194
20206
20213
20221
20231
20244
20252
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in Chatham

The Lightning in Chatham records contain 5 injuries, 1 fatalities, $2.6M in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.

Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.

Property damage$2.6Mnot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,017within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest Lightning in Chatham source records

NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in Chatham source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.

Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.

Latest NOAA Lightning records for Chatham
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2025-07-11NOAA 1,286,263Emergency Manager—$20K
2025-07-11NOAA 1,286,262Emergency Manager—$20K
2024-07-26NOAA 1,202,106Emergency Manager—$10K
2024-07-26NOAA 1,202,104Emergency Manager—$10K
2024-07-26NOAA 1,202,101Emergency Manager—$1K
2024-05-14NOAA 1,185,594Emergency Manager—$10K
2023-07-17NOAA 1,124,047Broadcast Media—$100K
2022-06-09NOAA 1,026,039Emergency Manager—$1K
READING THE RECORD

History is evidence—not a forecast.

A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.