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Johns Creek storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Johns Creek, GA, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Johns Creek, GA

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    Severe weather in Johns Creek by the numbers

    20.1severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    3.9hail days a year
    61storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.50″biggest hail since 2016 (Apr 10, 2025)
    15tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF1

    Johns Creek sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 847 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 112 hail reports, 720 damaging-wind reports and 15 tornado reports. On average that is 20.1 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 63% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 2 hail reports, 58 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Johns Creek; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Jul 4, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Johns Creek

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 20, 2026Damaging wind9 mi E · Gwinnett Co.
    Sep 19, 2026Damaging wind18 mi S · Dekalb Co.
    Sep 6, 2026Damaging wind14 mi W · Cherokee Co.
    Sep 5, 2026Damaging wind3 mi SW · Gwinnett Co.
    Aug 17, 2026Damaging wind6 mi S · Gwinnett Co.
    Aug 11, 2026Damaging wind25 mi SW · Fulton Co.
    Aug 9, 2026Damaging wind18 mi N · Forsyth Co.
    Aug 8, 2026Damaging wind17 mi W · Cherokee Co.
    Jul 28, 2026Damaging wind9 mi W · Fulton Co.
    Jul 17, 2026Damaging wind11 mi S · Gwinnett Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    0408112216216: 9 hail16: 41 damaging wind16: 2 tornado1617: 7 hail17: 49 damaging wind17: 2 tornado1718: 11 hail18: 45 damaging wind18: 1 tornado1819: 2 hail19: 41 damaging wind19: 1 tornado1920: 18 hail20: 67 damaging wind20: 2 tornado2021: 15 hail21: 22 damaging wind21: 2 tornado2122: 6 hail22: 43 damaging wind2223: 9 hail23: 151 damaging wind23: 2 tornado2324: 1 hail24: 126 damaging wind24: 2 tornado2425: 32 hail25: 78 damaging wind2526: 2 hail26: 57 damaging wind26: 1 tornado26
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    Storm season in Johns Creek

    053106158211Jan: 46JanFeb: 40FebMar: 49MarApr: 79AprMay: 42MayJun: 196JunJul: 211JulAug: 123AugSep: 20SepOct: 7OctNov: 6NovDec: 28Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Johns Creek

    Johns Creek averages 3.9 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.50 inches — about the size of a tennis ball — reported 20 miles from the city centre on Apr 10, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Johns Creek

    There have been 15 tornado reports within 25 miles of Johns Creek since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Dec 29, 2024, 17 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Storm trackers near Johns Creek

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    Questions about storms in Johns Creek

    Does Johns Creek get a lot of severe storms?

    Johns Creek averages 20.1 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Johns Creek?

    Most severe-weather reports around Johns Creek come in June, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Johns Creek?

    2.50 inches (tennis ball size) on Apr 10, 2025, 20 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Johns Creek?

    Yes — 15 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Dec 29, 2024.

    How do I get storm alerts for Johns Creek?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Johns Creek, GA. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Johns Creek, GA. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.