Hail, Thomas
- When
- February 28, 12:10 AM EST to 12:20 AM EST
- Where
- Thomas County, Thomasville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.830, -83.970
Thomas County Sheriff observed dime to quarter size hail.
Hail in Georgia, February 28, 1998
7 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
- 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 Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:10 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Brooks
- When
- February 28, 1:02 AM EST to 1:12 AM EST
- Where
- Brooks County, Pavo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.950, -83.730
Numerous public reports of quarter size hail.
Hail, Ben Hill
- When
- February 28, 1:05 AM EST
- Where
- Ben Hill County, Fitzgerald
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -83.250
Sheriffs office reported dime to quarter size hail covering the ground.
Hail, Dougherty
- When
- February 28, 2:17 AM EST
- Where
- Dougherty County, Dougherty Co Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.530, -84.200
Ham radio report of quarter size hail near the Albany airport.
Hail, Dougherty
- When
- February 28, 2:18 AM EST
- Where
- Dougherty County, Albany
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.580, -84.170
Ham radio report of dime size hail on east side of Albany.
Hail, Decatur
- When
- February 28, 3:03 AM EST
- Where
- Decatur County, Climax
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.870, -84.430
Decatur County 911 reported golfball size hail at Climax.
Hail, Grady
- When
- February 28, 3:10 AM EST
- Where
- Grady County, Whigham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -84.320
Cairo SKYWARN spotter report of dime size hail two miles northwest of Whigham.
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: 5631553, 5631554, 5631555, 5631556, 5631557, 5631558, 5631559.