Georgia, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 3, 1984

May 3, 1984 · NWS ATA · 76 events in 61 counties and zones

60 thunderstorm wind, 15 tornado, 1 hail, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
42
Property damage
$7.6 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
76

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

60 thunderstorm wind, 15 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Terrell

When
May 3, 9:10 AM CST
Where
Terrell County
Rating
F1
Path length
4 mi
Path width
80 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.700, -84.450

Tornado, Lee

When
May 3, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Lee County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.670, -84.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
May 3, 9:45 AM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
31.620, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Worth

When
May 3, 10:05 AM CST
Where
Worth County
Coordinates
31.680, -83.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Turner

When
May 3, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Turner County
Coordinates
31.700, -83.670

Tornado, Telfair

When
May 3, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Telfair County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.070, -84.900

Tornado, Wheeler

When
May 3, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Wheeler County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.150, -82.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
May 3, 11:45 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
32.030, -82.500

Tornado, Montgomery

When
May 3, 11:50 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.030, -82.500

Tornado, Toombs

When
May 3, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Toombs County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
32.200, -82.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Wheeler

When
May 3, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Wheeler County
Coordinates
32.100, -82.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Telfair

When
May 3, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Telfair County
Coordinates
31.950, -82.950

Tornado, Candler

When
May 3, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Candler County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.320, -81.970

Tornado, Haralson

When
May 3, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Haralson County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
60 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.750, -85.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Candler

When
May 3, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Candler County
Coordinates
32.320, -81.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
May 3, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Coordinates
34.020, -85.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Haralson

When
May 3, 12:38 PM CST
Where
Haralson County
Coordinates
33.750, -85.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When
May 3, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Coordinates
31.520, -84.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
May 3, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
31.620, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
May 3, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Randolph County
Coordinates
31.750, -84.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartow

When
May 3, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Bartow County
Coordinates
34.230, -84.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Heard

When
May 3, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Heard County
Coordinates
33.320, -85.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Telfair

When
May 3, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Telfair County
Coordinates
31.930, -82.680

Tornado, Bulloch

When
May 3, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Bulloch County
Rating
F2
Path length
20 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
30 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
32.370, -81.880

Hail, Bulloch

When
May 3, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Bulloch County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.370, -81.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When
May 3, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Paulding County
Coordinates
33.930, -84.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Gordon

When
May 3, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Gordon County
Coordinates
34.480, -84.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
May 3, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Coordinates
33.730, -84.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
May 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.770, -84.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Jeff Davis

When
May 3, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Jeff Davis County
Coordinates
31.870, -82.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Cobb

When
May 3, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Cobb County
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.880, -84.520

Tornado, Tattnall

When
May 3, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Tattnall County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.170, -82.130

Tornado, Fulton

When
May 3, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.750, -84.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When
May 3, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Clayton County
Coordinates
33.570, -84.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee

When
May 3, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Coffee County
Coordinates
31.500, -82.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Tattnall

When
May 3, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Tattnall County
Coordinates
32.020, -82.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
May 3, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.770, -84.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
May 3, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Fayette County
Coordinates
33.420, -84.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
May 3, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Coordinates
34.230, -84.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens

When
May 3, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Pickens County
Coordinates
34.430, -84.470

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
May 3, 1:45 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Coordinates
33.770, -84.230

Tornado, Effingham

When
May 3, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Effingham County
Rating
F1
Path length
5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.520, -81.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett

When
May 3, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Gwinnett County
Coordinates
33.970, -84.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
May 3, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Henry County
Coordinates
33.450, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
May 3, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Coordinates
32.730, -84.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When
May 3, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Coordinates
33.570, -83.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
May 3, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Coordinates
33.070, -83.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
May 3, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Coordinates
33.200, -83.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
May 3, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Coordinates
33.600, -83.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When
May 3, 2:28 PM CST
Where
Chatham County
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
32.130, -81.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
May 3, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
32.350, -84.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
May 3, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
32.720, -83.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When
May 3, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Oconee County
Coordinates
33.920, -83.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Habersham

When
May 3, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Habersham County
Coordinates
34.500, -83.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Banks

When
May 3, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Banks County
Coordinates
34.400, -83.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
May 3, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
34.150, -83.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Walton

When
May 3, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Walton County
Coordinates
33.820, -83.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Ben Hill

When
May 3, 2:41 PM CST
Where
Ben Hill County
Coordinates
31.700, -83.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When
May 3, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Bibb County
Coordinates
32.830, -83.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Peach

When
May 3, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Peach County
Coordinates
32.570, -83.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Taliaferro

When
May 3, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Taliaferro County
Coordinates
33.530, -82.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
May 3, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Coordinates
33.520, -83.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When
May 3, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Houston County
Coordinates
32.470, -83.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
May 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Coordinates
32.800, -83.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Dooly

When
May 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Dooly County
Coordinates
32.130, -83.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
May 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
34.050, -83.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When
May 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Wilkinson County
Coordinates
32.800, -83.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Bleckley

When
May 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Bleckley County
Coordinates
32.420, -83.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When
May 3, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Richmond County
Coordinates
33.350, -82.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
May 3, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Coordinates
32.730, -84.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Tattnall

When
May 3, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Tattnall County
Coordinates
32.200, -82.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscogee

When
May 3, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Muscogee County
Coordinates
32.520, -84.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Chattahoochee

When
May 3, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Chattahoochee County
Coordinates
32.300, -84.770

Tornado, Marion

When
May 3, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.450, -84.450

Tornado, Floyd

When
May 3, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Floyd County
Rating
F1
Path length
8 mi
Path width
80 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.220, -85.180

Tornado, Bartow

When
May 3, 9:59 PM CST
Where
Bartow County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
80 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.220, -85.050

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton1984-05-03Direct

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

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Georgia in 1984Every state in 1984This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Georgia, 1984

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: 9993856, 9993857, 9993858, 9993859, 9995556, 9995557, 9996334, 9996335, 9996336, 9996337, 9996338, 9996339, 9996340, 9996341, 9996342, 9996343, 9996344, 9996345, 9996346, 9996347, 9996348, 9996349, 9996350, 9996351, 9996352, 9996353, 9996354, 9996355, 9996356, 9996357, 9996358, 9996359, 9996360, 9996361, 9996362, 9996363, 9996364, 9996365, 9996366, 9996367, and more.