Georgia, 1988

Tornado and Hail in Georgia, May 10, 1988

May 10, 1988 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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.

  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Colquitt

When
May 10, 5:25 PM EST
Where
Colquitt County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
31.200, -83.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Baker

When
May 10, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Baker County
Coordinates
31.320, -84.350

Hail, Mitchell

When
May 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.230, -84.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Irwin

When
May 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Irwin County
Coordinates
31.600, -83.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When
May 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Coordinates
31.380, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When
May 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Thomas County
Coordinates
30.830, -83.970

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.
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

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: 9994011, 9994010, 9994012, 9994013, 9994014, 9994015.