Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- July 29, 12:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -82.520
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 29, 1986
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ben Hill
- When
- July 29, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Ben Hill County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -83.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Tattnall
- When
- July 29, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Tattnall County
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 31.950, -81.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Bleckley
- When
- July 29, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bleckley County
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -83.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Tift
- When
- July 29, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tift County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -83.520
Hail, Worth
- When
- July 29, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Worth County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.600, -83.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Worth
- When
- July 29, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Worth County
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -83.920
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 29, 1986
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 29, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 29, 1986
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 29, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 29, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 29, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 29, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 29, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 29, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 29, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 29, 1986
More
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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: 9995079, 9995080, 9995081, 9995082, 9995083, 9995084, 9995085.