Georgia, 1975

Tornado and Hail in Georgia, February 18, 1975

February 18, 1975 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
2
Injuries
50
Property damage
$25 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Spalding

When
February 18, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Spalding County
Coordinates
33.250, -84.270

Tornado, Peach

When
February 18, 3:08 PM CST
Where
Peach County
Rating
F3
Path length
9.7 mi
Path width
300 yd
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
50 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
32.550, -83.930

Hail, Columbia

When
February 18, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Columbia County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.520, -82.080

Hail, Jackson

When
February 18, 10:35 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.120, -83.570

What these are

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.
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.
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: 9995712, 9995713, 9995714, 9995715.