Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 19, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 19, 1995
Start: 1995-08-19T13:45
End: 1995-08-19T18:45
Location: Georgia

August 19, 1995 · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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: $16,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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.

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:43 UTC.

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Camden

When: August 19, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Camden County, Woodbine
Property damage: $800
Coordinates: 30.923, -81.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Camden

When: August 19, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Camden County, Woodbine
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 30.923, -81.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and power lines blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When: August 19, 4:25 PM EST
Where: Grady County, Cairo
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 30.875, -84.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriff's office reported several trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: August 19, 4:26 PM EST
Where: Mitchell County, Camilla
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 31.225, -84.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down, reported by sheriff's office

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: August 19, 4:43 PM EST
Where: Mitchell County, Camilla
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.225, -84.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down, reported by sheriff's office

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When: August 19, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Decatur County, Northern Section
Property damage: $2
Coordinates: 30.878, -84.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The sheriff's office reported numerous power lines and trees were down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When: August 19, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Thomas County, Thomasville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 30.864, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

County emergency management reported several trees and power lines down.

Hail, Dawson

When: August 19, 5:27 PM EST
Where: Dawson County, Dawsonville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: August 19, 6:02 PM EST
Where: Miller County, Northwest Section
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.164, -84.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriff's office reported several trees blown down across Spring Head Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: August 19, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Atlanta
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees all over the city, including some which were very old and very large. Trees or limbs fell on more than 200 power lines. A tree also fell on an older automobile in Peachtree Hills.

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

Every storm in Georgia in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, August 1995

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: 10319578, 10319579, 10318905, 10321368, 10321369, 10319271, 10321100, 10319213, 10321323, 10318876.