Georgia, 1987

Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, July 29, 1987

July 29, 1987 · NWS ATL · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dooly

When
July 29, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Dooly County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.100, -83.770

Hail, Terrell

When
July 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Terrell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.770, -84.450

Tornado, Jeff Davis

When
July 29, 4:15 PM EST
Where
Jeff Davis County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.770, -82.570

Tornado, Appling

When
July 29, 4:16 PM EST
Where
Appling County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.770, -82.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Jeff Davis

When
July 29, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Jeff Davis County
Coordinates
31.870, -82.600

Hail, Lowndes

When
July 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Lowndes County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.850, -83.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When
July 29, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Wilkinson County
Coordinates
32.880, -83.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Twiggs

When
July 29, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Twiggs County
Coordinates
32.670, -83.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
July 29, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County
Coordinates
33.020, -83.170

What these are

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Georgia in 1987Every state in 1987This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Georgia, 1987Warnings in Georgia, July 1987

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: 9997367, 9997368, 9997370, 9997371, 9997369, 9997372, 9997373, 9997374, 9997375.