Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 15, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 15, 1993
Start: 1993-04-15T17:30
End: 1993-04-15T21:20
Location: Georgia

April 15, 1993 · 19 events in 13 counties and zones

11 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $76,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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

11 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Haralson

When: April 15, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Haralson County, Buchanan
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When: April 15, 5:35 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Rome
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A man was crushed and killed in Rome when thunderstorm winds toppled a large pine tree onto the tractor he was driving. Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and power lines in Rome which caused 1,200 residents to loose electric power for up to an hour. (M61O)

Hail, Heard

When: April 15, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Heard County, Ephesus
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: April 15, 6:00 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
Where: Paulding County, New Hope
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds tore off roofing material from New Hope Fire Station.

Hail, Carroll

When: April 15, 6:02 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Roopville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn and tore off the roof of a home in Roopville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: April 15, 6:10 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Roopville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn and tore off the roof of a home in Roopville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: April 15, 6:20 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Villa Rica
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds tore off the roof of a mobile home in Villa Rica.

Hail, Douglas

When: April 15, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Douglas County, Douglasville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cobb

When: April 15, 6:50 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Smyrna
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cobb

When: April 15, 6:50 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Smyrna
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few power lines in Smyrna.

Hail, Cobb

When: April 15, 6:58 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Marietta
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail accumulated to a depth of 4 inches.

Hail, Cobb

When: April 15, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Powder Springs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail accumulated to a depth of 4 inches.

Hail, Troup

When: April 15, 7:20 PM EST
Where: Troup County, La Grange
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hall

When: April 15, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Hall County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Murray

When: April 15, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Murray County, Chatsworth
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and downed power lines along Georgia Highway 225. One man was injured from wind blown debris.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When: April 15, 7:55 PM EST
Where: Dawson County, Dawsonville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of large trees along Georgia Highways 136 and 183.

Hail, Forsyth

When: April 15, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Forsyth County, Cumming
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hall

When: April 15, 8:50 PM EST
Where: Hall County, Gainesville
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Habersham

When: April 15, 9:20 PM EST
Where: Habersham County, Clarksville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees along United States Highway 441.

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
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd	1993-04-15				Direct

What these are

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 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, April 1993

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: 10319002, 10318842, 10319079, 10320958, 10318815, 10318816, 10318817, 10319389, 10319428, 10319429, 10319430, 10319431, 10321205, 10318932, 10320913, 10319208, 10318849, 10318933, 10318925.