Georgia, 1985

Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 5, 1985

April 5, 1985 · NWS AT · 104 events in 74 counties and zones

94 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 4 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
21
Property damage
$10 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
104

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

94 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chattooga

When
April 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Chattooga County
Coordinates
34.380, -85.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When
April 5, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Floyd County
Coordinates
34.250, -85.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
April 5, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Coordinates
33.980, -85.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
April 5, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Carroll County
Coordinates
33.730, -85.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Whitfield

When
April 5, 6:28 PM CST
Where
Whitfield County
Coordinates
34.820, -84.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Gordon

When
April 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Gordon County
Coordinates
34.480, -84.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Gordon

When
April 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Gordon County
Coordinates
34.430, -84.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Haralson

When
April 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Haralson County
Measured
78 kt (90 mph)
Coordinates
33.720, -85.150

Tornado, Pickens

When
April 5, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Pickens County
Rating
F2
Path length
5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
34.500, -84.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When
April 5, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Burke County
Coordinates
32.980, -81.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartow

When
April 5, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Bartow County
Coordinates
34.150, -84.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When
April 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Paulding County
Coordinates
33.920, -84.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
April 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Coordinates
33.700, -84.780

Tornado, Douglas

When
April 5, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
16 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
33.750, -84.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
April 5, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
33.780, -84.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Coweta

When
April 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Coweta County
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.500, -84.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Cobb

When
April 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Cobb County
Coordinates
33.950, -84.550

Tornado, Cherokee

When
April 5, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
34.230, -84.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
April 5, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Coordinates
34.230, -84.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When
April 5, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Clayton County
Coordinates
33.570, -84.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
April 5, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Coordinates
33.750, -84.750

Tornado, Fulton

When
April 5, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
77 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
33.850, -84.400

Tornado, Fannin

When
April 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Fannin County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.7 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.770, -84.100

Tornado, Gordon

When
April 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Gordon County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.770, -84.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
April 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
33.350, -84.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
April 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
33.650, -84.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
April 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
34.850, -83.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Rabun

When
April 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Rabun County
Coordinates
34.880, -83.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Towns

When
April 5, 7:17 PM CST
Where
Towns County
Coordinates
34.920, -83.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockdale

When
April 5, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Rockdale County
Coordinates
33.670, -84.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
April 5, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Coordinates
34.430, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When
April 5, 7:20 PM CST
Where
White County
Coordinates
34.620, -83.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When
April 5, 7:23 PM CST
Where
Forsyth County
Coordinates
34.220, -84.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Lumpkin

When
April 5, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Lumpkin County
Coordinates
34.570, -83.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Hall

When
April 5, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Coordinates
34.300, -83.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
April 5, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Coordinates
32.730, -84.930

Hail, Banks

When
April 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Banks County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.330, -83.500

Hail, Dawson

When
April 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.430, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
April 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Coordinates
33.830, -84.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett

When
April 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Gwinnett County
Coordinates
33.970, -84.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Habersham

When
April 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Habersham County
Coordinates
34.630, -83.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Banks

When
April 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Banks County
Coordinates
34.350, -83.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscogee

When
April 5, 7:38 PM CST
Where
Muscogee County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.520, -84.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
April 5, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
34.130, -83.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Walton

When
April 5, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Walton County
Coordinates
33.780, -83.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockdale

When
April 5, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Rockdale County
Coordinates
33.670, -84.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Barrow

When
April 5, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Barrow County
Coordinates
34.000, -83.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Butts

When
April 5, 7:53 PM CST
Where
Butts County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
33.300, -83.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Chattahoochee

When
April 5, 7:53 PM CST
Where
Chattahoochee County
Coordinates
32.300, -84.770

Hail, Banks

When
April 5, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Banks County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.330, -83.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When
April 5, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Coordinates
33.570, -83.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When
April 5, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Oconee County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
33.850, -83.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
April 5, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Coordinates
33.600, -83.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
April 5, 8:08 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
32.350, -84.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Quitman

When
April 5, 8:08 PM CST
Where
Quitman County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
31.880, -85.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Stewart

When
April 5, 8:08 PM CST
Where
Stewart County
Coordinates
32.050, -84.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When
April 5, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Coordinates
34.550, -83.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
April 5, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Coordinates
33.950, -83.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
April 5, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
34.130, -83.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
April 5, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Coordinates
33.600, -83.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When
April 5, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Oconee County
Coordinates
33.850, -83.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
April 5, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
34.430, -83.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
April 5, 8:12 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
32.720, -83.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
April 5, 8:13 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Coordinates
33.300, -83.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
April 5, 8:13 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
33.000, -83.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Oglethorpe

When
April 5, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Oglethorpe County
Coordinates
33.900, -83.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Hart

When
April 5, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Hart County
Coordinates
34.330, -82.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When
April 5, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Coordinates
32.120, -84.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Rabun

When
April 5, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Rabun County
Coordinates
34.880, -83.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Elbert

When
April 5, 8:23 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Coordinates
34.130, -82.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Macon

When
April 5, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Macon County
Coordinates
32.300, -84.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Taliaferro

When
April 5, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Taliaferro County
Coordinates
33.580, -82.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
April 5, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Coordinates
33.930, -83.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
April 5, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Coordinates
33.580, -83.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
April 5, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
32.720, -84.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
April 5, 8:36 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Coordinates
33.330, -83.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
April 5, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Randolph County
Coordinates
31.820, -84.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Peach

When
April 5, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Peach County
Coordinates
32.570, -83.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
April 5, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Coordinates
33.030, -83.570

Hail, Peach

When
April 5, 8:42 PM CST
Where
Peach County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.650, -83.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Quitman

When
April 5, 8:42 PM CST
Where
Quitman County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
31.880, -85.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When
April 5, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Bibb County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.820, -83.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When
April 5, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Coordinates
34.550, -83.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
April 5, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County
Coordinates
33.080, -83.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Twiggs

When
April 5, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Twiggs County
Coordinates
32.670, -83.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
April 5, 9:08 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Coordinates
33.030, -83.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Dooly

When
April 5, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Dooly County
Coordinates
32.200, -83.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When
April 5, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Coordinates
32.220, -83.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Bleckley

When
April 5, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Bleckley County
Coordinates
32.430, -83.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When
April 5, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Coordinates
34.580, -83.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Elbert

When
April 5, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Coordinates
34.120, -82.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
April 5, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Coordinates
33.330, -83.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When
April 5, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Wilkinson County
Coordinates
32.800, -83.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When
April 5, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Houston County
Coordinates
32.450, -83.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When
April 5, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Dodge County
Coordinates
32.170, -83.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
April 5, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
34.830, -83.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When
April 5, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Coordinates
32.220, -83.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Bleckley

When
April 5, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Bleckley County
Coordinates
32.430, -83.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Dougherty

When
April 5, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Dougherty County
Coordinates
31.580, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When
April 5, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Laurens County
Coordinates
32.450, -82.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When
April 5, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Wilkinson County
Coordinates
32.800, -83.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When
April 5, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Dodge County
Coordinates
32.170, -83.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When
April 5, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Miller County
Coordinates
31.150, -84.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When
April 5, 10:35 PM CST
Where
Laurens County
Coordinates
32.450, -82.950

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.
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.

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

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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: 9996942, 9996943, 9996944, 9996945, 9996946, 9996947, 9996948, 9996949, 9996950, 9996951, 9996952, 9996953, 9996954, 9996955, 9996956, 9996957, 9996958, 9996959, 9996960, 9996961, 9996962, 9996963, 9996964, 9996965, 9996966, 9996967, 9996968, 9996969, 9996970, 9996971, 9997820, 9997821, 9993577, 9993578, 9993579, 9993580, 9993581, 9993582, 9993583, 9993584, and more.