Georgia, 1998

Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 18, 1998

August 18, 1998 · NWS TAE · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

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Event by event

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

Hail, Lee

When
August 18, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Lee County, Southeast Portion
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.670, -84.080

Dime size hail.

Hail, Dougherty

When
August 18, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Dougherty County, Northeast Portion
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AIRPLANE PILOT
Coordinates
31.570, -84.080

Dime size hail.

Hail, Colquitt

When
August 18, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Colquitt County, Northwest Portion
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.250, -83.880

Dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
August 18, 7:30 PM EST
Where
Decatur County, Mt Pleasant
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
31.020, -84.450

Trees down in northern portions of the county.

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.

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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: 5663990, 5663991, 5663992, 5663993.