Tornado and Hail in Georgia, May 19, 1993

Name: Tornado and Hail in Georgia, May 19, 1993
Start: 1993-05-19T07:50
End: 1993-05-19T12:40
Location: Georgia

May 19, 1993 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $105,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Barrow

When: May 19, 7:50 AM EST
Where: Barrow County, Athens
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.993, -83.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clarke

When: May 19, 7:50 AM EST
Where: Clarke County, Athens
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 33.951, -83.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When: May 19, 12:25 PM EST
Where: Richmond County, Augusta
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.360, -82.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were blown down along U.S. Highway 78.

Tornado, Richmond

When: May 19, 12:25 PM EST
Where: Richmond County, Augusta
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.500, -82.050

A short lived tornado touched down on old trail road along the Richmond-Columbia county line. One home and two cars were damaged by toppled trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When: May 19, 12:40 PM EST
Where: Richmond County, Augusta
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.360, -82.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were blown down along Interstate 20 with damage to one vehicle and a house.

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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Georgia, 1993 Warnings in Georgia, May 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: 10319136, 10319316, 10321245, 10321246, 10321247.