Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, November 22, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, November 22, 1992
Start: 1992-11-22T09:30
End: 1992-11-22T17:00
Location: Georgia

November 22, 1992 · NWS AHN · 30 events in 24 counties and zones

17 tornado, 12 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 6
Injuries: 145
Property damage: $65 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

17 tornado, 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Walker

When: November 22, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Walker County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.820, -85.230

Tornado, Catoosa

When: November 22, 9:33 AM EST
Where: Catoosa County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.830, -85.220

Tornado, Dade

When: November 22, 8:50 AM CST
Where: Dade County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3.5 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.750, -85.520

Hail, Dade

When: November 22, 9:05 AM CST
Where: Dade County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.870, -85.500

Tornado, Cobb

When: November 22, 10:44 AM EST
Where: Cobb County
Rating: F4
Path length: 13 mi
Path width: 867 yd
Injuries: 34 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 33.920, -84.670

Tornado, Cherokee

When: November 22, 11:17 AM EST
Where: Cherokee County
Rating: F4
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 867 yd
Injuries: 12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 34.080, -84.520

Tornado, Lumpkin

When: November 22, 12:10 PM EST
Where: Lumpkin County
Rating: F3
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 867 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 34.570, -83.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: November 22, 10:00 AM PST
Where: Carroll County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 33.470, -85.130

Tornado, Spalding

When: November 22, 1:04 PM EST
Where: Spalding County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.280, -84.420

Tornado, Henry

When: November 22, 1:15 PM EST
Where: Henry County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.350, -84.320

Tornado, Muscogee

When: November 22, 1:35 PM EST
Where: Muscogee County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.530, -84.720

Tornado, Talbot

When: November 22, 1:38 PM EST
Where: Talbot County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.530, -84.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: November 22, 10:40 AM PST
Where: Polk County
Coordinates: 34.020, -85.250

Tornado, Monroe

When: November 22, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Monroe County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.980, -83.870

Tornado, Monroe

When: November 22, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Monroe County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.030, -83.800

Tornado, Jones

When: November 22, 3:03 PM EST
Where: Jones County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.070, -83.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: November 22, 12:25 PM PST
Where: Harris County
Coordinates: 32.750, -84.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscogee

When: November 22, 12:39 PM PST
Where: Muscogee County
Coordinates: 32.480, -84.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: November 22, 12:45 PM PST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 34.820, -83.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Towns

When: November 22, 12:45 PM PST
Where: Towns County
Coordinates: 34.880, -83.700

Tornado, Putnam

When: November 22, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Putnam County
Rating: F4
Path length: 20 mi
Path width: 867 yd
Deaths: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 55 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 33.180, -83.450

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: November 22, 1:00 PM PST
Where: White County
Coordinates: 34.650, -83.720

Tornado, Greene

When: November 22, 4:07 PM EST
Where: Greene County
Rating: F4
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 867 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 31 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.420, -83.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: November 22, 1:15 PM PST
Where: Henry County
Coordinates: 33.430, -84.050

Tornado, Wilkes

When: November 22, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Wilkes County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.800, -82.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Talbot

When: November 22, 2:07 PM PST
Where: Talbot County
Coordinates: 32.720, -84.500

Tornado, Lincoln

When: November 22, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F3
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.680, -82.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: November 22, 3:40 PM PST
Where: Jasper County
Coordinates: 33.150, -83.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: November 22, 3:45 PM PST
Where: Jones County
Coordinates: 33.100, -83.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Taliaferro

When: November 22, 4:25 PM PST
Where: Taliaferro County
Coordinates: 33.550, -82.900

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Lumpkin	1992-11-22				Direct
Tornado, Greene	1992-11-22				Direct

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

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Georgia, 1992 Warnings in Georgia, November 1992

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: 10009517, 10009518, 10009516, 10155080, 10009521, 10009522, 10009523, 10009519, 10010594, 10010595, 10010597, 10010598, 10009520, 10010600, 10010601, 10010602, 10009524, 10009525, 10009526, 10009527, 10010604, 10010383, 10010606, 10010596, 10010608, 10010599, 10010609, 10010603, 10010605, 10010607.