Tornado and Hail in Georgia, October 27, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in Georgia, October 27, 1995
Start: 1995-10-27T15:25
End: 1995-10-27T22:30
Location: Georgia

October 27, 1995 · 16 events in 13 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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: $55,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: October 27, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Carrollton
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds uprooted two 15-inch diameter Oak trees, which were at least 40-feet tall, along Georgia State Highway 166 near Hulett.

Thunderstorm Wind, Heard

When: October 27, 3:37 PM EST
Where: Heard County, Franklin
Coordinates: 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked over several 30-foot Pine trees near Georgia Highway 109 just north of Glenn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: October 27, 3:37 PM EST
Where: Douglas County, Douglasville
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked over two 18-inch diameter Oak trees which were 50-feet tall near Georgia Highway 78.

Thunderstorm Wind, Troup

When: October 27, 3:37 PM EST
Where: Troup County, Hoganville
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down throughout northwest Troup County. Hoganville was in the hardest hit area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: October 27, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Houston County, Warner Robbins
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down seven or eight trees in the Banaire area.

Hail, Tattnall

When: October 27, 3:42 PM EST
Where: Tattnall County, Appling
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.046, -82.058 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Houston

When: October 27, 3:56 PM EST
Where: Houston County, Perry
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Twiggs

When: October 27, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Twiggs County, Se Jeffersonville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked large trees down across Georgia Highway 80 near Jeffersonville, several fallen trees also. It snapped the main power line in the Bullard area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When: October 27, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Wilkinson County, S Irwinton
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 32.802, -83.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The main power line to Gordon and McIntyre snapped due to thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: October 27, 5:10 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, Eatotonton
Coordinates: 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees throughout the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Upson

When: October 27, 5:17 PM EST
Where: Upson County, Thomaston
Coordinates: 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down on power lines along Wind Sweep Farm Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: October 27, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, Eatonton
Coordinates: 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Macon

When: October 27, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Macon County, Garden Valley
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.358, -84.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Laurens

When: October 27, 8:10 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)

Tornado, Dodge

When: October 27, 9:00 PM EST
Where: Dodge County, Rhine
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm with an imbedded weak tornado which briefly touched down damaged three homes. One home was a mobiel home which was damaged when a tree fell on it, one was a permanent structure which sustained major damage when the porch and main support for the roof was ripped off, and one was a temporary structure which had it's tin roof pulled off.

Hail, Tattnall

When: October 27, 10:30 PM EST
Where: Tattnall County, Collins
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.046, -82.058 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

Every storm in Georgia in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Georgia, 1995 Warnings in Georgia, October 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: 10319150, 10319081, 10319395, 10321212, 10319022, 10320988, 10319023, 10321267, 10321063, 10321191, 10321306, 10321192, 10321221, 10321018, 10319321, 10320989.