Georgia, 1968Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 23, 1968
April 23, 1968 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Hail, Hall
- When
- April 23, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hall County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.280, -83.780
Hail, Elbert
- When
- April 23, 6:02 PM CST
- Where
- Elbert County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.080, -82.900
Hail, Fayette
- When
- April 23, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -84.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Macon
- When
- April 23, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Macon County
- Coordinates
- 32.280, -84.000
Hail, Whitfield
- When
- April 23, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Whitfield County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -85.080
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 23, 19685 deaths · 368 injured · $28 million · F4 · 31 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, April 23, 19689 deaths · 131 injured · $13 million · F5 · 22 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 23, 196813 injured · $5.3 million · F3 · 9 events
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, April 23, 19681 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 11 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 23, 1968$3,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 23, 19681.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail in Indiana, April 23, 19682 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Texas, April 23, 19681 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 23, 196852 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Virginia, April 23, 19685 in hail · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9997518, 9997519, 9997520, 9997521, 9997522.