Georgia, 1969

Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 18, 1969

April 18, 1969 · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

6 tornado, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
30
Property damage
$2.6 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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.

Event by event

6 tornado, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Seminole

When
April 18, 6:15 AM CST
Where
Seminole County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.9 mi
Path width
233 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.800, -84.800

Tornado, Decatur

When
April 18, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Decatur County
Rating
F2
Path length
20 mi
Path width
233 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.820, -84.780

Tornado, Grady

When
April 18, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Grady County
Rating
F2
Path length
89.6 mi
Path width
233 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.050, -84.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
April 18, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Lowndes County
Coordinates
30.780, -83.280

Tornado, Coffee

When
April 18, 9:35 AM CST
Where
Coffee County
Rating
F2
Path length
30.8 mi
Path width
233 yd
Injuries
28 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
31.430, -83.130

Tornado, Bacon

When
April 18, 10:35 AM CST
Where
Bacon County
Rating
F2
Path length
59.1 mi
Path width
233 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.570, -82.630

Hail, Long

When
April 18, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Long County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
31.900, -81.900

Tornado, Liberty

When
April 18, 12:35 PM CST
Where
Liberty County
Rating
F2
Path length
16.4 mi
Path width
233 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.800, -81.670

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 18, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -82.500

Hail, Chatham

When
April 18, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Chatham County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.000, -81.000

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

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: 9994202, 9994203, 9994204, 9994205, 9994206, 9994207, 9994208, 9994209, 9994210, 9994211.