Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, March 23, 1979

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, March 23, 1979
Start: 1979-03-23T16:25
End: 1979-03-23T17:30
Location: Georgia

March 23, 1979 · NWS T · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, 2 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: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $500,000
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, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hall

When: March 23, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.250, -83.830

Tornado, Hall

When: March 23, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.330, -83.830

Hail, Habersham

When: March 23, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Habersham County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.570, -83.550

Tornado, Habersham

When: March 23, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Habersham County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6.2 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.620, -83.520

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 1979 Every state in 1979 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Georgia, 1979

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: 9997780, 9997783, 9997781, 9997782.