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Georgia · 159 counties
Hail history in Georgia
Georgia has 8,789 recorded hail events in the NOAA Storm Events Database since 1950 — 4,827 of them 1″ or larger. The largest on record: 4.5″ (grapefruit) in Bartow County on May 14, 1995.
Recorded events 8,789 since 1950
1″ or larger 4,827 NWS severe threshold
Largest recorded 4.5″ grapefruit · Bartow County
Peak month May most recorded events
When it hails in Georgia
All recorded Georgia events by month, 1950–present · data through April 2026.
Every Georgia county, ranked by recorded hail
| County | Events | ≥1″ | Largest | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 239 | 140 | 3.25″ | 2025 |
| Cobb County | 222 | 134 | 4.0″ | 2025 |
| Gwinnett County | 190 | 102 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Chatham County | 183 | 109 | 3.5″ | 2025 |
| Cherokee County | 170 | 101 | 4.0″ | 2025 |
| Coweta County | 161 | 88 | 4.25″ | 2023 |
| Hall County | 141 | 78 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Bartow County | 139 | 89 | 4.5″ | 2025 |
| DeKalb County | 127 | 62 | 2.5″ | 2021 |
| Troup County | 118 | 68 | 4.0″ | 2024 |
| Effingham County | 117 | 70 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Floyd County | 116 | 65 | 3.0″ | 2023 |
| Henry County | 114 | 64 | 2.75″ | 2023 |
| Carroll County | 109 | 60 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Forsyth County | 109 | 66 | 4.0″ | 2025 |
| Gordon County | 108 | 57 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Columbia County | 106 | 49 | 2.0″ | 2024 |
| Bulloch County | 103 | 65 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Bibb County | 98 | 49 | 2.5″ | 2023 |
| Richmond County | 98 | 50 | 2.0″ | 2024 |
| Douglas County | 96 | 43 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Camden County | 95 | 47 | 2.0″ | 2025 |
| Fayette County | 94 | 48 | 4.5″ | 2025 |
| Laurens County | 92 | 54 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Houston County | 91 | 48 | 2.5″ | 2024 |
| Polk County | 91 | 49 | 2.75″ | 2026 |
| Habersham County | 88 | 45 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Liberty County | 87 | 54 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Clayton County | 80 | 47 | 3.0″ | 2025 |
| Jackson County | 79 | 54 | 3.0″ | 2025 |
| Paulding County | 78 | 44 | 2.0″ | 2025 |
| Muscogee County | 75 | 42 | 3.0″ | 2023 |
| Walton County | 75 | 44 | 3.0″ | 2023 |
| Walker County | 74 | 38 | 1.75″ | 2025 |
| Wayne County | 74 | 34 | 2.5″ | 2024 |
| Burke County | 72 | 38 | 1.75″ | 2023 |
| Whitfield County | 70 | 29 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Dade County | 68 | 32 | 2.5″ | 2025 |
| Tattnall County | 68 | 43 | 2.75″ | 2024 |
| Harris County | 66 | 29 | 2.75″ | 2024 |
| Bryan County | 65 | 32 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Chattooga County | 65 | 37 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Pickens County | 64 | 31 | 2.75″ | 2026 |
| Dougherty County | 63 | 40 | 3.75″ | 2025 |
| Haralson County | 63 | 28 | 1.75″ | 2025 |
| White County | 63 | 35 | 1.75″ | 2023 |
| Newton County | 61 | 39 | 1.75″ | 2022 |
| Rabun County | 61 | 34 | 1.75″ | 2025 |
| Elbert County | 60 | 32 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Heard County | 60 | 32 | 2.75″ | 2023 |
| Upson County | 60 | 24 | 2.0″ | 2020 |
| Colquitt County | 59 | 38 | 4.0″ | 2026 |
| Barrow County | 58 | 35 | 2.0″ | 2022 |
| Gilmer County | 58 | 30 | 2.75″ | 2020 |
| Stephens County | 58 | 29 | 2.0″ | 2025 |
| Lowndes County | 57 | 39 | 2.5″ | 2024 |
| McIntosh County | 57 | 35 | 1.75″ | 2023 |
| Murray County | 56 | 27 | 1.75″ | 2025 |
| Coffee County | 55 | 31 | 2.75″ | 2024 |
| Spalding County | 55 | 36 | 1.75″ | 2025 |
| Glynn County | 54 | 26 | 2.0″ | 2025 |
| Brantley County | 53 | 28 | 2.0″ | 2023 |
| Madison County | 53 | 34 | 3.0″ | 2025 |
| Screven County | 53 | 27 | 2.25″ | 2024 |
| Banks County | 52 | 25 | 1.75″ | 2017 |
| Washington County | 52 | 19 | 1.75″ | 2022 |
| Worth County | 52 | 33 | 3.0″ | 2024 |
| Long County | 51 | 32 | 2.0″ | 2025 |
| Ware County | 51 | 20 | 2.75″ | 2023 |
| Appling County | 50 | 24 | 2.0″ | 2025 |
| Charlton County | 50 | 23 | 2.0″ | 2023 |
| Lumpkin County | 50 | 28 | 3.0″ | 2023 |
| Clinch County | 49 | 19 | 2.5″ | 2023 |
| Emanuel County | 49 | 25 | 2.75″ | 2023 |
| Peach County | 49 | 29 | 1.75″ | 2023 |
| Catoosa County | 48 | 27 | 3.0″ | 2025 |
| Dawson County | 48 | 26 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Meriwether County | 48 | 25 | 2.75″ | 2023 |
| Tift County | 48 | 35 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Monroe County | 47 | 25 | 2.75″ | 2022 |
| Putnam County | 47 | 26 | 2.0″ | 2023 |
| Clarke County | 46 | 27 | 2.75″ | 2022 |
| Union County | 45 | 28 | 2.75″ | 2020 |
| Baldwin County | 44 | 19 | 2.75″ | 2023 |
| Crisp County | 43 | 25 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Thomas County | 43 | 28 | 4.0″ | 2025 |
| Fannin County | 42 | 26 | 4.25″ | 2023 |
| Hart County | 42 | 20 | 2.5″ | 2025 |
| Jasper County | 42 | 21 | 2.5″ | 2022 |
| Jones County | 42 | 21 | 2.75″ | 2023 |
| Morgan County | 42 | 18 | 2.75″ | 2010 |
| Butts County | 41 | 18 | 1.75″ | 2023 |
| Franklin County | 41 | 20 | 1.75″ | 2025 |
| Lincoln County | 41 | 10 | 2.0″ | 2023 |
| McDuffie County | 41 | 17 | 1.75″ | 2023 |
| Jeff Davis County | 39 | 18 | 1.75″ | 2020 |
| Pierce County | 38 | 15 | 2.0″ | 2023 |
| Twiggs County | 38 | 25 | 2.5″ | 2023 |
| Oconee County | 37 | 17 | 1.75″ | 2021 |
| Dooly County | 36 | 13 | 1.75″ | 2024 |
| Johnson County | 36 | 15 | 2.75″ | 2022 |
| Lee County | 36 | 27 | 2.0″ | 2026 |
| Rockdale County | 36 | 22 | 2.75″ | 2013 |
| Dodge County | 35 | 24 | 1.75″ | 2023 |
| Greene County | 34 | 19 | 2.0″ | 2022 |
| Turner County | 34 | 31 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Wilkinson County | 34 | 20 | 2.0″ | 2022 |
| Crawford County | 33 | 19 | 1.75″ | 2019 |
| Oglethorpe County | 33 | 13 | 3.0″ | 2019 |
| Sumter County | 33 | 18 | 4.25″ | 2021 |
| Taylor County | 33 | 16 | 2.0″ | 2025 |
| Jefferson County | 32 | 20 | 2.75″ | 2021 |
| Toombs County | 32 | 18 | 2.0″ | 2020 |
| Atkinson County | 31 | 13 | 2.0″ | 2024 |
| Candler County | 31 | 14 | 1.75″ | 2025 |
| Irwin County | 30 | 22 | 2.5″ | 2023 |
| Mitchell County | 30 | 22 | 2.75″ | 2026 |
| Bacon County | 28 | 10 | 2.75″ | 2013 |
| Telfair County | 28 | 19 | 1.75″ | 2023 |
| Wilkes County | 28 | 20 | 1.75″ | 2023 |
| Lamar County | 27 | 10 | 2.0″ | 2022 |
| Pike County | 27 | 13 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Pulaski County | 27 | 16 | 1.75″ | 2023 |
| Berrien County | 26 | 18 | 2.0″ | 2026 |
| Decatur County | 26 | 16 | 2.75″ | 2023 |
| Evans County | 26 | 15 | 2.5″ | 2020 |
| Early County | 24 | 16 | 2.75″ | 2023 |
| Marion County | 24 | 12 | 1.75″ | 2024 |
| Bleckley County | 23 | 14 | 1.75″ | 2015 |
| Grady County | 23 | 16 | 2.5″ | 2025 |
| Jenkins County | 23 | 11 | 1.75″ | 2022 |
| Ben Hill County | 22 | 17 | 2.0″ | 2024 |
| Lanier County | 22 | 9 | 2.0″ | 2024 |
| Brooks County | 21 | 17 | 2.0″ | 2025 |
| Chattahoochee County | 21 | 10 | 1.75″ | 2011 |
| Macon County | 21 | 12 | 1.75″ | 2010 |
| Stewart County | 21 | 7 | 1.75″ | 2011 |
| Talbot County | 21 | 10 | 1.75″ | 2021 |
| Towns County | 21 | 14 | 2.75″ | 2015 |
| Treutlen County | 21 | 12 | 2.0″ | 2023 |
| Wilcox County | 21 | 11 | 2.75″ | 2020 |
| Cook County | 20 | 14 | 2.75″ | 2025 |
| Montgomery County | 20 | 11 | 1.75″ | 2022 |
| Schley County | 20 | 11 | 1.75″ | 2024 |
| Webster County | 20 | 10 | 1.75″ | 2025 |
| Hancock County | 19 | 11 | 1.75″ | 2014 |
| Miller County | 18 | 10 | 2.5″ | 2024 |
| Terrell County | 18 | 11 | 2.5″ | 2023 |
| Warren County | 16 | 10 | 2.75″ | 2023 |
| Glascock County | 13 | 6 | 1.75″ | 2010 |
| Echols County | 12 | 5 | 2.5″ | 2021 |
| Wheeler County | 12 | 6 | 2.0″ | 2019 |
| Taliaferro County | 11 | 6 | 1.75″ | 2016 |
| Quitman County | 10 | 7 | 1.75″ | 2023 |
| Randolph County | 10 | 6 | 1.75″ | 2024 |
| Calhoun County | 7 | 5 | 1.25″ | 2024 |
| Seminole County | 6 | 3 | 1.75″ | 2011 |
| Baker County | 4 | 3 | 1.75″ | 2021 |
| Clay County | 2 | 0 | 0.88″ | 2006 |
Read the record honestly: Storm Events contains what was
reported to the National Weather Service. Populated counties report more;
rural counties under-report. County-to-county comparisons say as much
about reporting as about weather.
Questions about hail in Georgia
How often does it hail in Georgia?
The NOAA Storm Events Database records 8,789 hail events for Georgia since 1950, 4,827 of them 1″ (quarter size) or larger. Recorded frequency varies sharply by county — the table on this page ranks all 159.
What is the largest hail ever recorded in Georgia?
4.5″ (grapefruit), recorded in Bartow County on May 14, 1995. See it at true size on the actual-size hail chart.
When is hail season in Georgia?
Recorded events peak in May. The by-month chart on this page shows the full seasonal shape — and each county page carries its own, since timing shifts across the state.
How do I check hail history for my address in Georgia?
Storm Events records events at the county level, so pick your county below or use the ZIP lookup. For "did it hail on this date" claim questions, the date lookup searches every recorded Georgia event.
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, public domain. Each county page shows the full event timeline, month profile, and storm-report narratives.