Georgia, 1988

Tornado and Hail in Georgia, April 25, 1988

April 25, 1988 · NWS ATL · 43 events in 37 counties and zones

33 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
43

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

33 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lowndes

When
April 25, 8:15 AM EST
Where
Lowndes County
Rating
F1
Path length
16 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
30.950, -83.370

Hail, Camden

When
April 25, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Camden County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.970, -81.720

Hail, Carroll

When
April 25, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Carroll County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -85.080

Hail, Fulton

When
April 25, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.520, -84.670

Hail, Fayette

When
April 25, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Fayette County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.520, -84.450

Hail, Bibb

When
April 25, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Bibb County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.820, -83.750

Hail, Clayton

When
April 25, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Clayton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.520, -84.350

Hail, Henry

When
April 25, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Henry County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.550, -84.230

Hail, Coweta

When
April 25, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Coweta County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.500, -84.820

Hail, Rockdale

When
April 25, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Rockdale County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.670, -84.020

Hail, Newton

When
April 25, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.600, -83.870

Hail, Morgan

When
April 25, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -83.670

Hail, Haralson

When
April 25, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Haralson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.850, -85.180

Hail, Polk

When
April 25, 3:06 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
33.970, -85.050

Hail, Paulding

When
April 25, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Paulding County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.920, -84.830

Hail, Cobb

When
April 25, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Cobb County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.850, -84.670

Hail, Troup

When
April 25, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Troup County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.030, -85.030

Hail, Douglas

When
April 25, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.750, -84.670

Hail, Fulton

When
April 25, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
33.750, -84.380

Hail, Meriwether

When
April 25, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Meriwether County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.980, -84.580

Hail, Pike

When
April 25, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -84.300

Hail, Upson

When
April 25, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Upson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.900, -84.330

Hail, Lamar

When
April 25, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -84.100

Hail, Upson

When
April 25, 4:12 PM CST
Where
Upson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.920, -84.130

Hail, Monroe

When
April 25, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.950, -83.800

Hail, Bibb

When
April 25, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Bibb County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.820, -83.650

Hail, Monroe

When
April 25, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.870, -84.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Tattnall

When
April 25, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Tattnall County
Coordinates
31.930, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscogee

When
April 25, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Muscogee County
Coordinates
32.480, -84.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Chattahoochee

When
April 25, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Chattahoochee County
Coordinates
32.330, -85.000

Hail, Meriwether

When
April 25, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Meriwether County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.850, -84.620

Hail, Chatham

When
April 25, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Chatham County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.050, -81.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Telfair

When
April 25, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Telfair County
Coordinates
32.050, -82.900

Hail, Liberty

When
April 25, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Liberty County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -81.600

Hail, Monroe

When
April 25, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.030, -83.950

Hail, Terrell

When
April 25, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Terrell County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.880, -84.370

Hail, Webster

When
April 25, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.120, -84.530

Hail, Marion

When
April 25, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.180, -84.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
April 25, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
31.800, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Turner

When
April 25, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Turner County
Coordinates
31.700, -83.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Ben Hill

When
April 25, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Ben Hill County
Coordinates
31.720, -83.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Irwin

When
April 25, 8:51 PM CST
Where
Irwin County
Coordinates
31.600, -83.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinch

When
April 25, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Clinch County
Coordinates
31.170, -82.730

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 9997432, 9997433, 9997434, 9997435, 9997436, 9997437, 9997438, 9997439, 9997440, 9997441, 9997442, 9997443, 9997444, 9997445, 9997446, 9997447, 9997448, 9997449, 9997450, 9997451, 9997452, 9997453, 9997454, 9997455, 9997456, 9997457, 9997458, 9997459, 9997460, 9997461, 9997462, 9997463, 9997464, 9997465, 9993788, 9993789, 9994002, 9994003, 9994004, 9994005, and more.