Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 28, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 28, 1995
Start: 1995-01-28T09:30
End: 1995-01-28T22:35
Location: Georgia

January 28, 1995 · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

13 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $651,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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.

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Event by event

13 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: January 28, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Dodge County, Rhine
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and a power lines.

Hail, Berrien

When: January 28, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Berrien County, Nashville
Measured: 0.9 in hail
Coordinates: 31.276, -83.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grady

When: January 28, 1:30 PM EST
Where: Grady County, Cairo
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 30.875, -84.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two inch hail fell at Burnetts Creek.

Hail, Thomas

When: January 28, 1:32 PM EST
Where: Thomas County, Thomasville
Measured: 4 in hail
Property damage: $650,000
Coordinates: 30.864, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous reports of hail ranging from 1.75 to 4.00 inches. Several cars were damaged. Hail also knocked down tree branches and power lines. In addition, broken windows were reported in several homes.

Hail, Brooks

When: January 28, 2:01 PM EST
Where: Brooks County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 30.842, -83.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported near the towns of Barwick and Morven.

Hail, Lowndes

When: January 28, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Lowndes County, Valdosta
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 30.834, -83.268 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Meriwether

When: January 28, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Meriwether County, Wooster
Property damage: $300
Coordinates: 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds snapped off several large tree limbs which in turn broke several power lines. The damage occurred in the area between Wooster, Alvaton, and Gay. Residents also reported frequent lightning.

Hail, Greene

When: January 28, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Greensboro
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.579, -83.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Warren

When: January 28, 5:32 PM EST
Where: Warren County, Camak
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.409, -82.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported near Interstate 20 at the exits for the towns of Camak and Cadley.

Hail, Pierce

When: January 28, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Pierce County, Blackshear
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.359, -82.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: January 28, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Houston County, Warner Robins
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $450
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees along South Davis Drive near Robins High School in Warner Robins. Several trees reported down along Houston Lake Road and Russell Parkway. A wind gust of 65 knots was reported at the Robins Air Force Base weather office.

Thunderstorm Wind, Twiggs

When: January 28, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Twiggs County, Jeffersonville
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines and uprooted a tree at the intersection of Georgia Highway 358 and Georgia Highway 96.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: January 28, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Buena Vista
Property damage: $150
Coordinates: 32.353, -84.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees onto power lines.

Hail, Laurens

When: January 28, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Laurens County, Dublin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported along Georgia Highway 19 in Dublin.

Hail, Bleckley

When: January 28, 8:40 PM EST
Where: Bleckley County, Cochran
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported in the Cary community.

Hail, Emanuel

When: January 28, 9:40 PM EST
Where: Emanuel County, Swainsboro
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported along U.S. Highway 1.

Hail, Candler

When: January 28, 10:20 PM EST
Where: Candler County, Metter
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.403, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bulloch

When: January 28, 10:35 PM EST
Where: Bulloch County, Statesboro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.397, -81.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported near the town of Brooklet.

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.

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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: 10319277, 10319238, 10318903, 10321097, 10319370, 10321166, 10321294, 10318909, 10320806, 10321036, 10318977, 10321262, 10321235, 10318954, 10319363, 10319496, 10318810, 10319464.