Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, March 18, 1981

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, March 18, 1981
Start: 1981-03-18T11:45
End: 1981-03-18T18:00
Location: Georgia

March 18, 1981 · 25 events in 19 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 4 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.

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Tropical storms and surge
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $78,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

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

11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Webster

When: March 18, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.070, -84.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: March 18, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Webster County
Coordinates: 32.070, -84.530

Hail, Bibb

When: March 18, 12:39 PM CST
Where: Bibb County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.850, -83.650

Hail, Pulaski

When: March 18, 12:43 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.130, -83.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When: March 18, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Baldwin County
Coordinates: 33.070, -83.230

Tornado, Jefferson

When: March 18, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.870, -82.400

Hail, Dodge

When: March 18, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.180, -83.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: March 18, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Coordinates: 32.200, -83.180

Tornado, Stewart

When: March 18, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Stewart County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.050, -84.830

Tornado, Telfair

When: March 18, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Telfair County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3.3 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.100, -82.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Dooly

When: March 18, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Dooly County
Coordinates: 32.130, -83.770

Hail, Sumter

When: March 18, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Sumter County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.120, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When: March 18, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Sumter County
Coordinates: 32.120, -84.180

Tornado, Webster

When: March 18, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3.3 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.030, -84.530

Hail, Wheeler

When: March 18, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.150, -82.780

Hail, Evans

When: March 18, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Evans County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.130, -81.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Evans

When: March 18, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Evans County
Coordinates: 32.130, -81.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: March 18, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Coordinates: 31.170, -84.750

Hail, Berrien

When: March 18, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Berrien County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.270, -83.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Screven

When: March 18, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Screven County
Coordinates: 32.750, -81.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When: March 18, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Chatham County
Coordinates: 32.120, -81.250

Hail, Mitchell

When: March 18, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.130, -84.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: March 18, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County
Coordinates: 31.130, -84.150

Hail, Wayne

When: March 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.650, -81.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: March 18, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 32.980, -82.800

What these are

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 1981 Every state in 1981 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Georgia, 1981

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: 9993712, 9993713, 9993714, 9993715, 9993716, 9994567, 9994568, 9994782, 9994783, 9994784, 9994785, 9994786, 9994787, 9994788, 9994789, 9994790, 9994791, 9994792, 9994793, 9994794, 9994795, 9994796, 9994797, 9994798, 9994799.