Georgia, 1983

Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 23, 1983

April 23, 1983 · NWS AT · 17 events in 10 counties and zones

8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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.

  • 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
0
Property damage
$505,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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

8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Troup

When
April 23, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Troup County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
33.030, -85.030

Hail, Troup

When
April 23, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Troup County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
33.030, -85.120

Hail, Troup

When
April 23, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Troup County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
33.030, -85.030

Hail, Jones

When
April 23, 3:29 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -83.530

Hail, Jones

When
April 23, 4:07 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -83.530

Hail, Baldwin

When
April 23, 4:13 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.080, -83.230

Hail, Bibb

When
April 23, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Bibb County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.820, -83.650

Tornado, Bibb

When
April 23, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Bibb County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.750, -83.630

Tornado, Twiggs

When
April 23, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Twiggs County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.750, -83.620

Hail, Baldwin

When
April 23, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.080, -83.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
April 23, 4:57 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Coordinates
33.020, -83.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
April 23, 5:02 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Coordinates
33.370, -83.230

Tornado, Richmond

When
April 23, 5:17 PM CST
Where
Richmond County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.250, -81.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
April 23, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
33.000, -82.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When
April 23, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Richmond County
Coordinates
33.280, -82.020

Tornado, Burke

When
April 23, 6:42 PM CST
Where
Burke County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.030, -82.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 23, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
32.980, -82.820

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.
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.

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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: 9997160, 9997161, 9997162, 9997163, 9997164, 9997165, 9997166, 9997167, 9997168, 9997169, 9997170, 9997171, 9997172, 9997173, 9997174, 9997175, 9997176.