Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 5, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 5, 1993
Start: 1993-04-05T14:40
End: 1993-04-05T17:13
Location: Georgia

April 5, 1993 · 25 events in 13 counties and zones

22 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 25 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: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $510,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

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

22 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Glynn

When: April 5, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Glynn County, Everett
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.213, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Camden

When: April 5, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Camden County, Waverly
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.923, -81.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tattnall

When: April 5, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Tattnall County to Reidsville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.046, -82.058 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McIntosh

When: April 5, 2:50 PM EST
Where: McIntosh County, Darien
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.484, -81.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Twiggs

When: April 5, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Twiggs County, Tarversville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bleckley

When: April 5, 3:05 PM EST
Where: Bleckley County, Cary
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chatham

When: April 5, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Chatham County, Isle of Hope
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.974, -81.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail covered the ground 2 to 3 inches deep.

Hail, Chatham

When: April 5, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Chatham County, Savannah
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.974, -81.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail covered the ground 3 to 4 inches deep.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When: April 5, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Chatham County, Savannah
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.974, -81.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and power poles were blown down from thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Tattnall

When: April 5, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Tattnall County, Claxton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.046, -82.058 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chatham

When: April 5, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Chatham County, Savannah
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 31.974, -81.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Baseball-size hail broke several auto windshields and shattered numerous windows on the campus of Armstrong State University in Savannah. Hail covered the ground two to three inches deep at the University. Golfball-size hail broke several home windows and auto windshields in the Savannah Mall area. Baseball-size hail drifted up to 3 feet deep along fences and buildings 8 miles south of downtown Savannah.

Hail, Chatham

When: April 5, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Chatham County, Savannah
Measured: 3.5 in hail
Coordinates: 31.974, -81.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, smaller than grapefruit, covered the ground up to 6 inches in depth.

Hail, Laurens

When: April 5, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Laurens County, Dudley
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Laurens

When: April 5, 3:35 PM EST
Where: Laurens County, Rentz
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chatham

When: April 5, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Chatham County, Savannah
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.974, -81.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Laurens

When: April 5, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Laurens County, Dudley
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Laurens

When: April 5, 4:25 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
Where: Laurens County, Rentz
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When: April 5, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Burke County, Midville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.061, -82.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large pine trees snapped half way up from base in Midville.

Hail, Toombs

When: April 5, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Toombs County to Lyons
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.122, -82.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Liberty

When: April 5, 4:35 PM EST
Where: Liberty County, Hinesville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.807, -81.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Emanuel

When: April 5, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Emanuel County, Swainsboro
Coordinates: 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Treutlen

When: April 5, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Treutlen County, Soperton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.404, -82.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Emanuel

When: April 5, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Emanuel County, Stillmore
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chatham

When: April 5, 5:08 PM EST
Where: Chatham County, Windsor Forest
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.974, -81.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chatham

When: April 5, 5:13 PM EST
Where: Chatham County, Savannah
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.974, -81.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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: 10318888, 10319524, 10320977, 10321278, 10321259, 10319360, 10318466, 10318467, 10318468, 10320978, 10318469, 10318470, 10318942, 10318943, 10318471, 10318944, 10318945, 10319468, 10321159, 10321071, 10319491, 10321162, 10319492, 10318472, 10318473.