Georgia, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 17, 1995

July 17, 1995 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$55,000
Crop damage
$200
Events
7

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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

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

Hail, Camden

When
July 17, 2:58 AM EST
Where
Camden County, Spring Bluff
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$200
Coordinates
30.923, -81.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Camden

When
July 17, 3:14 AM EST
Where
Camden County, St. Marys
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
30.923, -81.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and blew down power lines within city limits.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
July 17, 2:43 PM EST
Where
Fulton County, Atlanta
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hartsfield International Airport reported a wind gust of 53 knots. Thunderstorm winds blew 150 pound containers onto a 727 on the tarmak, cracking the outer shell of the aircraft. At least six planes had to return to the hangars due to damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When
July 17, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Clayton County, Jonesboro
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew windows out of a business on Tara Boulevard.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coweta

When
July 17, 3:25 PM EST
Where
Coweta County, Haralson
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down onto power lines on Gordon Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Early

When
July 17, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Early County, Lucile
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.323, -84.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down along Georgia State Road 39.

Thunderstorm Wind, Meriwether

When
July 17, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Meriwether County, Alvaton
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down on power lines, resulting in power outages.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Georgia in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 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: 10319576, 10319577, 10318874, 10319387, 10318831, 10319400, 10321318.