Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 12, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 12, 1993
Start: 1993-02-12T00:00
End: 1993-02-12T03:30
Location: Georgia

February 12, 1993 · 13 events in 10 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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: $27,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Muscogee

When: February 12, 12:00 AM EST to 1:00 AM EST
Where: Muscogee County, Columbus
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.510, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: February 12, 1:00 AM EST
Where: Lamar County, Barnesville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.077, -84.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large tree limbs were blown down

Hail, Jones

When: February 12, 1:15 AM EST
Where: Jones County, Gray
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: February 12, 1:15 AM EST
Where: Jones County, Gray
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes

When: February 12, 1:30 AM EST
Where: Wilkes County, Washington
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.782, -82.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were blown down.

Hail, Jasper

When: February 12, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Jasper County, Hillsboro
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail accumulated 2 to 6 inches deep at Hillsboro.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: February 12, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Jasper County, Hillsboro
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five hundred customers were without power in Hillsboro due to several large trees downed on power lines.

Hail, Putnam

When: February 12, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Putnam County to Eatonton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail covered the ground along U.S. Highway 441 in Eatonton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: February 12, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Monroe County, Forsyth
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.014, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down onto power lines which caused 1,500 to 2,000 residents of Forsyth to loose power.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When: February 12, 2:30 AM EST
Where: Baldwin County, Milledgeville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several power lines blown down along Georgia Highway 49.

Hail, Baldwin

When: February 12, 2:30 AM EST
Where: Baldwin County, Milledgeville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several power lines blown down along Georgia Highway 49.

Hail, Hancock

When: February 12, 3:18 AM EST
Where: Hancock County, Sparta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: February 12, 3:30 AM EST
Where: Warren County, Warrenton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.409, -82.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down.

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.
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

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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: 10320916, 10319110, 10319095, 10319096, 10321056, 10319036, 10319037, 10321146, 10321371, 10318794, 10319568, 10318994, 10320803.