Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 7, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 7, 1984
Start: 1984-05-07T16:02
End: 1984-05-07T23:45
Location: Georgia

May 7, 1984 · NWS T · 16 events in 12 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 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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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $275,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 7, 4:02 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 34.130, -83.570

Hail, Peach

When: May 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Peach County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.570, -83.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: May 7, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Coordinates: 33.030, -83.570

Hail, Habersham

When: May 7, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Habersham County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.730, -83.380

Hail, White

When: May 7, 8:00 PM CST
Where: White County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.600, -83.750

Hail, Habersham

When: May 7, 8:04 PM CST
Where: Habersham County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.600, -83.570

Hail, Dawson

When: May 7, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.430, -84.180

Hail, White

When: May 7, 8:45 PM CST
Where: White County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.620, -83.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When: May 7, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Coordinates: 34.430, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When: May 7, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Floyd County
Coordinates: 34.250, -85.180

Tornado, Bartow

When: May 7, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Bartow County
Rating: F1
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.120, -84.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: May 7, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Paulding County
Coordinates: 33.920, -84.830

Tornado, Cherokee

When: May 7, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Rating: F1
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.170, -84.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When: May 7, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Forsyth County
Coordinates: 34.220, -84.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: May 7, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Coordinates: 34.230, -84.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Cobb

When: May 7, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Cobb County
Coordinates: 34.080, -84.670

What these are

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.
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 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The 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: 9996054, 9996055, 9996056, 9996057, 9996058, 9996059, 9996060, 9996061, 9996062, 9996063, 9996064, 9996065, 9996066, 9996067, 9996068, 9996069.