Georgia, 1994

Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 15, 1994

May 15, 1994 · 26 events in 17 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 26 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
2
Property damage
$1.8 million
Crop damage
$50,000
Events
26

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Hart

When
May 15, 12:30 AM EST
Where
Hart County, Air Line
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds toppled huge trees, shattered windows and downed home antennas across the community of Air Line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartow

When
May 15, 2:55 PM EST
Where
Bartow County, Cartersville
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew off the roof of a commercial building in Cartersville.

Hail, Haralson

When
May 15, 3:20 PM EST
Where
Haralson County, Menlo
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck and killed a 14 year old female playing ball on the infield of a park across from the Cherokee Creek Apartments. (F14O)

Thunderstorm Wind, Screven

When
May 15, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Screven County, Millhaven
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
32.751, -81.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Long

When
May 15, 4:20 PM EST
Where
Long County, Ludowici
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
31.753, -81.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.

Hail, Haralson

When
May 15, 4:55 PM EST
Where
Haralson County, Carrollton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds produced minor to moderate damage to three homes and two mobile homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Haralson

When
May 15, 4:58 PM EST
Where
Haralson County, Buchanon
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds produced minor to moderate damage to three homes and two mobile homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When
May 15, 5:15 PM EST
Where
McIntosh County, Eulonia
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
31.484, -81.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Screvan

When
May 15, 5:19 PM EST
Where
Screvan County, Sylvania
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.751, -81.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few large trees along United States Highway 301.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When
May 15, 5:38 PM EST
Where
Miller County, Boykin
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
31.164, -84.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds turned over a few trailers, flattened crops, snapped several large trees and damaged a couple of buildings southwest of Boykin.

Hail, Tift

When
May 15, 5:39 PM EST
Where
Tift County, Reidsville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.457, -83.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds severely damaged two mobile homes, a storage house and downed several large trees in the Pleasant Grove Mobile Home Park on Rigdon Altman Road near United States Highway 41. Two people were slightly injured from shattered window glass. Tift county Emergency Management Officials estimated damage at $100,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tift

When
May 15, 5:45 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Tift County, Chula
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
31.457, -83.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds severely damaged two mobile homes, a storage house and downed several large trees in the Pleasant Grove Mobile Home Park on Rigdon Altman Road near United States Highway 41. Two people were slightly injured from shattered window glass. Tift county Emergency Management Officials estimated damage at $100,000.

Hail, Hall

When
May 15, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Hall County, Bellville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck and burned to the ground a 12,000 square foot antebellum-style house off County Line Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Worth

When
May 15, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Worth County to Sylvester
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
31.552, -83.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds toppled several large trees and downed numerous large limbs. One home was severely damaged by a fallen tree blown over by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Hart

When
May 15, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Hart County, Excelsior
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds burst the windows of a mobile home and picked up and moved a well house. Three vehicles on Georgia Highway 172 were damaged from trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Hart

When
May 15, 6:42 PM EST
Where
Hart County, Statesboro
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds burst the windows of a mobile home and picked up and moved a well house. Three vehicles on Georgia Highway 172 were damaged from trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hart

When
May 15, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Hart County, Hartwell
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds burst the windows of a mobile home and picked up and moved a well house. Three vehicles on Georgia Highway 172 were damaged from trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Hancock

When
May 15, 7:05 PM EST
Where
Hancock County, Blitchton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees along Georgia Highway 16.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When
May 15, 7:10 PM EST
Where
Hancock County, Sparta
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees along Georgia Highway 16.

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When
May 15, 7:30 PM EST
Where
Laurens County, Dublin
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees along Georgia Highway 46 near United States Highway 441.

Hail, Treutlen

When
May 15, 7:30 PM EST
Where
Treutlen County, Soperton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.404, -82.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Effingham

When
May 15, 7:33 PM EST
Where
Effingham County, Eden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.367, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Screven

When
May 15, 7:33 PM EST
Where
Screven County, Sylvania
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.751, -81.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Screven

When
May 15, 7:55 PM EST
Where
Screven County, Sylvania
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.751, -81.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jenkins

When
May 15, 8:35 PM EST
Where
Jenkins County, Millen
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.793, -81.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds toppled a few large trees along Georgia Highway 25.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
May 15, 8:43 PM EST
Where
Jones County, Gray
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An 18-wheel truck was crushed by a large tree toppled by thunderstorm winds.

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: 10319050, 10319145, 10319003, 10321332, 10321123, 10319004, 10319005, 10321280, 10321331, 10321322, 10321104, 10321153, 10318981, 10321105, 10319051, 10319052, 10319053, 10318998, 10318999, 10318947, 10321163, 10319439, 10321333, 10321334, 10319069, 10319100.