NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 13103MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

EFFINGHAM · GA

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 14 county-coded Lightning reports in Effingham, GA, from 2016 through 2025, with 2 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $122K in filed damage.

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

Reports14NOAA county-coded rows
Population context20.2per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 69,143
Injuries2direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

14 reports in ten years does not mean a 1.4-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in Effingham reports by year

NOAA recorded 14 Lightning in Effingham reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20173
20182
20191
20202
20233
20242
20251
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in Effingham

The Lightning in Effingham records contain 2 injuries, 0 fatalities, $122K 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$122Knot 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 Effingham source records

NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in Effingham 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 Effingham
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2025-07-10NOAA 1,286,242Fire Department/Rescue—$10K
2024-07-16NOAA 1,202,053Emergency Manager—$10K
2024-05-06NOAA 1,185,440Fire Department/Rescue—$0
2023-09-13NOAA 1,142,481911 Call Center—$10K
2023-09-13NOAA 1,142,480911 Call Center—$20K
2023-09-13NOAA 1,142,478911 Call Center—$3K
2020-08-06NOAA 915,193911 Call Center—$1K
2020-03-05NOAA 883,677911 Call Center—$5K
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.