Thunderstorm Wind, Catoosa
- When
- August 21, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Catoosa County
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -85.180
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 21, 1990
25 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 27
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
25 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Chattooga
- When
- August 21, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Chattooga County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.480, -85.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Walker
- When
- August 21, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -85.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Walker
- When
- August 21, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -85.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- August 21, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -85.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- August 21, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -85.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 21, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -82.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- August 21, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -85.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton
- When
- August 21, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -84.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- August 21, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -84.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- August 21, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -85.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- August 21, 5:07 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Coordinates
- 33.530, -84.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- August 21, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -85.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton
- When
- August 21, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -84.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Haralson
- When
- August 21, 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Haralson County
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -85.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Heard
- When
- August 21, 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Heard County
- Coordinates
- 33.280, -85.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett
- When
- August 21, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Gwinnett County
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -83.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Habersham
- When
- August 21, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Habersham County
- Coordinates
- 34.620, -83.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Hall
- When
- August 21, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hall County
- Coordinates
- 34.300, -83.820
Hail, Clayton
- When
- August 21, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -84.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Troup
- When
- August 21, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Troup County
- Coordinates
- 33.030, -85.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- August 21, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -83.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 21, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Coordinates
- 34.130, -83.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- August 21, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -83.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 21, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 34.380, -83.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Hart
- When
- August 21, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hart County
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -82.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Oglethorpe
- When
- August 21, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Oglethorpe County
- Coordinates
- 33.870, -83.080
What these are
- 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
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- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 21, 1990
- Hail in New Mexico, August 21, 1990
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: 10010401, 10010402, 10010403, 10010404, 10010405, 10010406, 10010407, 10010408, 10010409, 10010410, 10010411, 10010412, 10010413, 10010414, 10010415, 10010416, 10010417, 10010418, 10010419, 10010420, 10010421, 10010422, 10010423, 10010424, 10010425, 10010426, 10010427.