Storms in Georgia in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Georgia in 1988, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Georgia in 1988 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 246
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $5.3 million
- Episodes
- 40
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 158 | 0 | 8 | |
| Hail | 84 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tornado | 4 | 0 | 3 | $5.3 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 1988
April 1988
- Hail in Georgia, April 6, 1988
- Hail in Georgia, April 11, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 18, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 19, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 23, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, April 25, 1988
May 1988
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 4, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, May 10, 1988
- Hail in Georgia, May 16, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 23, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 24, 1988
June 1988
- Hail in Georgia, June 8, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 9, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 17, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 18, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 19, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 24, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 25, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 26, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 27, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 30, 1988
July 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 9, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 10, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 15, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 16, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 17, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 25, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 27, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 30, 1988
August 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 1, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 2, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 4, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 7, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 9, 1988
September 1988
October 1988
November 1988
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.