Lightning TrackerSavannah storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Savannah, GA, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Savannah by the numbers
Savannah sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 552 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 79 hail reports, 459 damaging-wind reports and 14 tornado reports. On average that is 15.6 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in April, June, August, when 60% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 0 hail reports, 36 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Savannah.
Latest storm reports near Savannah
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi SE · Chatham Co. |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi SW · Chatham Co. |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi NE · Beaufort Co. |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi SW · Chatham Co. |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi NW · Chatham Co. |
| Jul 26, 2026 | Damaging wind | 18 mi NE · Beaufort Co. |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi S · Chatham Co. |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 1 mi SE · Chatham Co. |
| Jul 5, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi SE · Chatham Co. |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 1 mi W · Chatham 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
Storm season in Savannah
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Savannah
Savannah averages 3.8 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.75 inches — about the size of a baseball — reported 24 miles from the city centre on Apr 5, 2022. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Savannah
There have been 14 tornado reports within 25 miles of Savannah since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (May 23, 2017, 9 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Savannah
Does Savannah get a lot of severe storms?
Savannah averages 15.6 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 Savannah?
Most severe-weather reports around Savannah come in April, June, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Savannah?
2.75 inches (baseball size) on Apr 5, 2022, 24 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Savannah?
Yes — 14 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on May 23, 2017.
How do I get storm alerts for Savannah?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Savannah, 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 Savannah, 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 Sep 29, 2026.