Georgia, 1988

Hail in Georgia, May 16, 1988

May 16, 1988 · NWS ATL · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

9 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
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

9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fayette

When
May 16, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Fayette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.450, -84.450

Hail, Clayton

When
May 16, 1:12 PM CST
Where
Clayton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.520, -84.350

Hail, Henry

When
May 16, 1:42 PM CST
Where
Henry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.350, -84.120

Hail, Butts

When
May 16, 2:02 PM CST
Where
Butts County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.300, -83.970

Hail, Spalding

When
May 16, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Spalding County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.250, -84.270

Hail, Greene

When
May 16, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.670, -83.100

Hail, Pike

When
May 16, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.030, -84.420

Hail, Pike

When
May 16, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.050, -84.300

Hail, Sumter

When
May 16, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Sumter County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.970, -83.980

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 9994016, 9994017, 9994018, 9994019, 9994020, 9994021, 9994022, 9994023, 9994024.