Georgia, 1994Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, August 16, 1994
August 16, 1994 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $5.5 million
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- 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 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Hart
- When
- August 16, 12:39 PM EST
- Where
- Hart County, Hartwell
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado touched down near the intersection of Moore and Hickory Crossing Roads, in the Cedar Creek Church community, halfway between Georgia Highways 77 and 172, in southcentral Hart County. The tornado destroyed two mobile homes, rolled a third over and lifted a fourth off its foundation in the Cedar Creek Church community. The tornado uprooted several large trees as it moved northwest across Scott Town Drive and lifted and dissipated near Landfill Road. Total damage to property was estimated at $320,000.
Tornado, Oglethorpe
- When
- August 16, 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Oglethorpe County to Lexington
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 33.881, -83.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado touched and completely leveled a two-story, 2,500 square-foot wood-frame house, along Georgia Highway 22. The tornado moved northwest and destroyed 3 broiler houses, 2 chicken houses and killed 30,000 chickens approximately 0.25 mile from the leveled home. Several pecan trees were uprooted before the tornado lifted and dissipated. Most of the tornado damage occurred during the first 0.25 mile of its path. Total property damage was estimated at $700,000.
Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb
- When
- August 16, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- De Kalb County, Chamblee
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A couple of large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds at Dresdon and Shallowford Roads near Interstate 85.
Hail, Hall
- When
- August 16, 3:32 PM EST
- Where
- Hall County, Flowery
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- August 16, 4:35 PM EST to 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Canton
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The combination of saturated soil and 40 mph winds downed a few large trees along Georgia Highway 372 between Ball Ground and Free Home.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, August 16, 199446 injured · $53 million · F3 · 29 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, August 16, 19942 injured · $1.1 million · F2 · 9 events
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 16, 1994$401,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Montana, August 16, 1994$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 16, 1994F0 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, August 16, 19941 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in North Dakota, August 16, 19941.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10319054, 10320957, 10319218, 10318962, 10319262.