Georgia, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Georgia, October 2, 1994

October 2, 1994 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$5.5 million
Crop damage
$1,000
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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When
October 2, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Thomas County, Thomasville
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
30.864, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A sheriff reported numerous tree limbs and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
October 2, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Lowndes County, Dasher
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$500
Coordinates
30.834, -83.268 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A trailer was overturned, and numerous power lines were reported downed between Valdosta and Dasher along Georgia Highway 7.

Hail, Ware

When
October 2, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Ware County, Waresboro
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$500
Coordinates
31.054, -82.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ware County EMA reported hail over the extreme western portion of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tift

When
October 2, 8:00 PM EST
Where
Tift County, Tifton
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.457, -83.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and broke power line poles.

Tornado, Camden

When
October 2, 10:01 PM EST
Where
Camden County, St. Mary
Rating
F2
Path length
0.25 mi
Path width
300 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$5.0 million
Coordinates
30.923, -81.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tornado touched down at Bartlett and St. Mary's Streets. Evidence of damage was found along Wheeler St., Norris St., and New Point Peter Rd. before the tornado lifted by the Cypress Lakes Subdivision. Eighty homes were caught in the path of the tornado as it moved northeast. Ten of these homes, mostly one-story wood, were destroyed. Five trailor homes were also toppled. One female suffered two sprained ankles when the tornado destroyed her home.

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Georgia in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Georgia, 1994Warnings in Georgia, October 1994

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: 10321096, 10321165, 10321363, 10321156, 10319571.