Georgia hail
Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 159 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 8,810 hail reports in Georgia from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 226 a year since 2000. The costliest was the March 15, 2008 hail ($63.9 million in 2025 dollars). Georgia ranks 16th of 52 states and territories by count and 24th of 51 per square mile.
Hail in Georgia, 1955 to 2026
Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
- Records
- 8,8101955 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 226average
- Deaths
- 017 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $548Mas filed
- Busiest year
- 1998695 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hail reports common in Georgia?
Georgia averages about 226 hail reports a year since 2000, 16th of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 1998 (695). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Georgia records 1526 hail reports since 1955, 24th of 51 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
Which counties in Georgia have the most hail reports?
Per square mile, Clayton County leads Georgia: 63 days with a hail report since 1955, 444.6 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Fulton County has the most hail records (239 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.
When is hail season in Georgia?
43% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in April and May. The busiest month is May (1,992 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 172 · Feb 313 · Mar 1,208 · Apr 1,768 · May 1,992 · Jun 1,494 · Jul 819 · Aug 488 · Sep 181 · Oct 116 · Nov 99 · Dec 160 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.
The costliest hail reports in Georgia
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-15 | HailCherokee County One storm episode: 31 records in 24 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $64M |
| 2013-03-18 | HailStockbridge, Henry County One storm episode: 14 records in 10 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $52M |
| 2009-02-18 | HailTyrone, Fayette County One storm episode: 15 records in 13 places; the totals are the episode's. | 3.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $43M |
| 2005-02-21 | HailAcworth, Cobb County One storm episode: 12 records in 10 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $42M |
| 2007-06-12 | HailStone Mtn, DeKalb County One storm episode: 10 records in 10 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $24M |
| 2011-03-26 | HailGrantville, Coweta County One storm episode: 8 records in 7 places, 2011-03-26 to 2011-03-27; the totals are the episode's. | 4.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | $23M |
| 2009-04-23 | HailVinings, Cobb County One storm episode: 12 records in 11 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $20M |
| 2009-04-10 | HailCumming, Forsyth County One storm episode: 15 records in 11 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $15M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hail reports becoming more frequent in Georgia?
Georgia's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Georgia | United States | Georgia's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-59 | 24 | 2,477 | 1.0% |
| 1960s | 77 | 7,651 | 1.0% |
| 1970s | 156 | 11,007 | 1.4% |
| 1980s | 438 | 26,555 | 1.6% |
| 1990s | 2,224 | 75,581 | 2.9% |
| 2000s | 3,424 | 137,396 | 2.5% |
| 2010s | 1,739 | 107,281 | 1.6% |
| 2020-26 | 728 | 56,491 | 1.3% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hail reports in Georgia
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | HailHephzibah, Richmond County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-23 | HailEmit, Bulloch County | 0.88 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-17 | HailAlapaha, Berrien County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-03 | HailSouth Moultrie, Colquitt County | 0.88 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-03 | HailSpence Field, Colquitt County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-16 | HailAllenville, Berrien County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-09 | HailCedartown, Polk County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-06 | HailCamilla, Mitchell County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-02-26 | HailRober, Pickens County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-02-26 | HailTalking Rock, Pickens County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-02-26 | HailRuden, Pickens County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-02-26 | HailScarecorn, Pickens County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in Georgia
FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 17 declarations in Georgia, 17 of them major disasters; the latest on January 16, 2023.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-16 | DR-4685 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | 9 |
| 2021-05-05 | DR-4600 | Severe Storms and Tornadoes | 9 |
| 2017-01-25 | DR-4294 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds | 7 |
| 2016-02-26 | DR-4259 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 34 |
| 2011-04-29 | DR-1973 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Associated Flooding | 26 |
| 2009-09-24 | DR-1858 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 23 |
| 2009-04-23 | DR-1833 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds | 47 |
| 2008-05-23 | DR-1761 | Severe Storms and Tornadoes | 14 |
| 2008-03-20 | DR-1750 | Severe Storms and Tornadoes | 7 |
| 2007-03-03 | DR-1686 | Severe Storms and Tornadoes | 16 |
| 2000-02-15 | DR-1315 | Severe Storms/Tornados | 6 |
| 2000-01-28 | DR-1311 | Severe Winter Storm | 51 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.
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