Georgia, 1983Tornadoes 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.
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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- 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
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 23, 19836 injured · $7.8 million · F3 · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 23, 19837 injured · $15 million · F2 · 23 events
- Tornadoes in Washington, April 23, 1983$25,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, April 23, 1983$250 · F1 · 11 events
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, April 23, 198351 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 23, 198350 kt wind · 1 event
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.