Georgia, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, March 3, 1991

March 3, 1991 · NWS CSG · 47 events in 33 counties and zones

41 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 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
22
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
47

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

41 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Tattnall

When
March 3, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Tattnall County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.920, -81.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee

When
March 3, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Coffee County
Coordinates
31.500, -82.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch

When
March 3, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Bulloch County
Coordinates
32.370, -81.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Evans

When
March 3, 3:45 AM CST
Where
Evans County
Coordinates
32.170, -81.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
March 3, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Decatur County
Coordinates
30.900, -84.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When
March 3, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Grady County
Coordinates
30.880, -84.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Appling

When
March 3, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Appling County
Coordinates
31.750, -82.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Appling

When
March 3, 4:15 AM CST
Where
Appling County
Coordinates
31.720, -82.200

Tornado, Pierce

When
March 3, 5:30 AM EST
Where
Pierce County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
73 yd
Injuries
20 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
31.230, -82.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
March 3, 4:40 AM CST
Where
Lowndes County
Coordinates
30.830, -83.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Cook

When
March 3, 4:40 AM CST
Where
Cook County
Coordinates
31.130, -83.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Bacon

When
March 3, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Bacon County
Coordinates
31.530, -82.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When
March 3, 5:25 AM CST
Where
Pierce County
Coordinates
31.380, -82.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Ware

When
March 3, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Ware County
Coordinates
31.220, -82.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Bacon

When
March 3, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Bacon County
Coordinates
31.530, -82.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Evans

When
March 3, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Evans County
Coordinates
32.150, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When
March 3, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Chatham County
Coordinates
32.050, -81.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch

When
March 3, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Bulloch County
Coordinates
32.450, -81.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Evans

When
March 3, 5:45 AM CST
Where
Evans County
Coordinates
32.200, -81.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Evans

When
March 3, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Evans County
Coordinates
32.220, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Brantley

When
March 3, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Brantley County
Coordinates
31.150, -82.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
March 3, 6:30 AM CST
Where
Wayne County
Coordinates
31.600, -81.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When
March 3, 6:45 AM CST
Where
Liberty County
Coordinates
31.850, -81.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Jeff Davis

When
March 3, 6:45 AM CST
Where
Jeff Davis County
Coordinates
31.800, -82.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When
March 3, 6:45 AM CST
Where
Chatham County
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.050, -81.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Colquitt

When
March 3, 6:50 AM CST
Where
Colquitt County
Coordinates
31.180, -83.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Tift

When
March 3, 6:50 AM CST
Where
Tift County
Coordinates
31.470, -83.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan

When
March 3, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Bryan County
Coordinates
31.930, -81.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Glynn

When
March 3, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Glynn County
Coordinates
31.180, -81.500

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When
March 3, 7:00 AM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Coordinates
31.400, -81.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Terrell

When
March 3, 9:45 AM CST
Where
Terrell County
Coordinates
31.770, -84.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
March 3, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Sumter County
Coordinates
32.070, -84.150

Hail, Dodge

When
March 3, 10:50 AM CST
Where
Dodge County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.070, -83.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When
March 3, 10:55 AM CST
Where
Houston County
Coordinates
32.620, -83.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Irwin

When
March 3, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Irwin County
Coordinates
31.570, -83.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Twiggs

When
March 3, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Twiggs County
Coordinates
32.700, -83.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When
March 3, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Laurens County
Coordinates
32.470, -82.920

Tornado, Worth

When
March 3, 1:15 PM EST
Where
Worth County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.400, -83.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
March 3, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Coordinates
31.600, -81.880

Hail, Treutlen

When
March 3, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Treutlen County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -82.600

Hail, Liberty

When
March 3, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Liberty County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.950, -81.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Brantley

When
March 3, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Brantley County
Coordinates
31.150, -82.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When
March 3, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Liberty County
Coordinates
31.850, -81.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan

When
March 3, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Bryan County
Coordinates
32.130, -81.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham

When
March 3, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Effingham County
Coordinates
32.330, -81.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When
March 3, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Berrien County
Coordinates
31.270, -83.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When
March 3, 2:48 PM CST
Where
Chatham County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
32.050, -81.080

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.

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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: 10008214, 10008213, 10008215, 10008216, 10008217, 10008218, 10008219, 10008220, 10008225, 10008221, 10008222, 10008223, 10008224, 10008226, 10008227, 10008228, 10008229, 10008230, 10008231, 10008232, 10008233, 10008234, 10008235, 10008236, 10008237, 10008238, 10008239, 10008240, 10008241, 10008242, 10008243, 10008244, 10008245, 10008246, 10008247, 10008248, 10008249, 10007544, 10008250, 10007327, and more.