Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 6, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 6, 1995
Start: 1995-01-06T18:30
End: 1995-01-06T23:45
Location: Georgia

January 6, 1995 · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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: $2,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When: January 6, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Bibb County, Lizella
Property damage: $150
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down tree limbs which snapped several powerlines in and one mile west of the town.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: January 6, 6:40 PM EST
Where: Houston County to Centerville
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked numerous large tree limbs down. A tree was knocked down on Collins Avenue.

Hail, Harris

When: January 6, 7:25 PM EST
Where: Harris County, Columbus
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.736, -84.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Upson

When: January 6, 8:00 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
Where: Upson County, The Rock
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked tree limbs down, which snapped powerlines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When: January 6, 9:00 PM EST
Where: Sumter County, Americus
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 32.040, -84.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sumter Electric reported thunderstorm winds had knocked several tree limbs had been knocked down on power lines along Georgia Route 30.

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: January 6, 9:00 PM EST
Where: Webster County, Preston
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 32.047, -84.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked tree limbs down on power lines.

Hail, Houston

When: January 6, 9:33 PM EST
Where: Houston County, Warner Robins
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: January 6, 10:00 PM EST
Where: Jones County, Gray
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down on cars and along Upper River and Henderson Roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When: January 6, 10:03 PM EST
Where: Bibb County, Macon
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and blocked traffic at the intersection of Interstate 475 and the Interstate 75 Connector.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When: January 6, 10:08 PM EST
Where: Bibb County, Macon
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees onto power lines at the intersection of Northside and Forest Hill Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When: January 6, 10:10 PM EST
Where: Baldwin County, Milledgeville
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees across Georgia Highway 24.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When: January 6, 10:15 PM EST
Where: Wilkinson County, McIntyre
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 32.802, -83.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees across U.S. Highway 441.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Sumter County, Lumpkin
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 32.040, -84.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees onto power lines. Lightning also caused some power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When: January 6, 11:15 PM EST
Where: Burke County, Augusta
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 33.061, -82.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees along Georgia Highway 305.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bleckley

When: January 6, 11:45 PM EST
Where: Bleckley County, Cochran
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees onto power lines in the Rebie community.

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, January 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: 10319301, 10318975, 10319012, 10321275, 10320939, 10320945, 10318976, 10319104, 10319302, 10319303, 10318803, 10321060, 10320940, 10319474, 10319362.