Georgia, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, March 28, 1984

March 28, 1984 · NWS AT · 39 events in 28 counties and zones

26 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 5 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
3
Property damage
$550,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
39

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

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

Tornado, Carroll

When
March 28, 2:45 AM CST
Where
Carroll County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.670, -85.180

Tornado, Carroll

When
March 28, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Carroll County
Rating
F1
Path length
5 mi
Path width
3 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.650, -85.020

Hail, Columbia

When
March 28, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Columbia County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.530, -82.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
March 28, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Carroll County
Coordinates
33.580, -85.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Toombs

When
March 28, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Toombs County
Coordinates
32.100, -82.350

Tornado, Spalding

When
March 28, 4:15 AM CST
Where
Spalding County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.250, -84.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Appling

When
March 28, 4:20 AM CST
Where
Appling County
Coordinates
31.720, -82.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
March 28, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Henry County
Coordinates
33.400, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Evans

When
March 28, 4:40 AM CST
Where
Evans County
Coordinates
32.130, -81.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch

When
March 28, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Bulloch County
Coordinates
32.400, -81.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham

When
March 28, 5:20 AM CST
Where
Effingham County
Coordinates
32.330, -81.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Lumpkin

When
March 28, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Lumpkin County
Coordinates
34.570, -83.950

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When
March 28, 12:15 PM CST
Where
White County
Coordinates
34.620, -83.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
March 28, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Coordinates
34.430, -84.180

Hail, Rabun

When
March 28, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Rabun County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.880, -83.380

Hail, Fulton

When
March 28, 1:52 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.770, -84.400

Hail, De Kalb

When
March 28, 1:58 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.770, -84.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
March 28, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Carroll County
Coordinates
33.580, -85.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
March 28, 2:04 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Coordinates
34.100, -84.520

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
March 28, 2:13 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Coordinates
33.720, -84.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Banks

When
March 28, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Banks County
Coordinates
34.350, -83.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
March 28, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
34.130, -83.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Coweta

When
March 28, 2:19 PM CST
Where
Coweta County
Coordinates
33.420, -84.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Hart

When
March 28, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Hart County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
34.330, -82.930

Tornado, Barrow

When
March 28, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Barrow County
Rating
F1
Path length
12 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.920, -83.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
March 28, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
33.680, -84.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
March 28, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Coordinates
34.170, -84.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
March 28, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
34.380, -83.200

Hail, Clarke

When
March 28, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.950, -83.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Walton

When
March 28, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Walton County
Coordinates
33.780, -83.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
March 28, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
33.950, -83.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When
March 28, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Oconee County
Coordinates
33.850, -83.430

Hail, Oglethorpe

When
March 28, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Oglethorpe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.900, -83.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Oglethorpe

When
March 28, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Oglethorpe County
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.900, -83.080

Hail, Elbert

When
March 28, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.130, -82.830

Hail, Madison

When
March 28, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.130, -83.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Elbert

When
March 28, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Coordinates
34.130, -82.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
March 28, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
34.130, -83.220

Tornado, Henry

When
March 28, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Henry County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
33.480, -84.150

What these are

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.
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: 9996008, 9996009, 9996010, 9996011, 9996012, 9996013, 9996014, 9996015, 9996016, 9996017, 9996018, 9996019, 9996020, 9996021, 9996022, 9996023, 9996024, 9996025, 9996026, 9996027, 9996028, 9996029, 9996030, 9996031, 9996032, 9996033, 9996034, 9996035, 9996036, 9996037, 9996038, 9996039, 9996040, 9996041, 9996042, 9996043, 9996044, 9996045, 9996046.