Georgia, 1990

Tornado and Hail in Georgia, January 29, 1990

January 29, 1990 · NWS CSG · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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
6
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
January 29, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Sumter County
Coordinates
32.070, -84.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Worth

When
January 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Worth County
Coordinates
31.530, -83.780

Tornado, Richmond

When
January 29, 3:43 PM EST
Where
Richmond County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.9 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.330, -82.180

Hail, Richmond

When
January 29, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Richmond County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.480, -81.970

Hail, Columbia

When
January 29, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Columbia County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.520, -82.080

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Georgia in 1990Every state in 1990This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Georgia, 1990Warnings in Georgia, January 1990

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: 9995046, 9995047, 9995050, 9995048, 9995049.