Hail, Barrow
- When
- April 22, 3:50 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Barrow County, Winder
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -83.720
Several public reports indicated dime size hail. It was an inch deep on the ground in some areas.
Hail in Georgia, April 22 to 23, 1998
9 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 Atlanta radar (KFFC), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:49 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Glascock
- When
- April 22, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Glascock County, Gibson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.230, -82.600
Hail, Cherokee
- When
- April 22, 4:35 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Waleska to 4 mi of Canton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -84.550
Public reports indicated dime to nickel size hail.
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- April 22, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 8 mi N of Louisville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.120, -82.400
Jefferson county 911 reported quarter size hail between Louisville and Wrens.
Hail, Putnam
- When
- April 22, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, 2 mi S of Eatonton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.280, -83.380
Hail, Jasper
- When
- April 22, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Jasper County, Monticello
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.300, -83.680
Hail, Jones
- When
- April 22, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Jones County, 5 mi NE of Gray
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.070, -83.470
Hail, Baldwin
- When
- April 22, 7:05 PM EST
- Where
- Baldwin County, 7 mi NW of Milledgeville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.150, -83.320
Hail, Walton
- When
- April 23, 3:08 PM EST
- Where
- Walton County, Social Circle
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -83.720
The public reported dime to quarter size hail. It covered the ground in some places.
What these are
- 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.
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More
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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: 5638328, 5638199, 5638329, 5638330, 5638332, 5638198, 5638331, 5638333, 5638334.