Georgia, 1998

Hail in Georgia, March 8, 1998

March 8, 1998 · NWS FFC · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

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Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Coweta

When
March 8, 1:25 PM EST to 1:40 PM EST
Where
Coweta County, Senoia to Moreland
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.300, -84.550

Quarter size hail was reported in Senoia. Golfball size hail was reported in Moreland a few minutes later, apparently from a second storm. A funnel was also reported in the Moreland area.

Hail, Fayette

When
March 8, 1:26 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Peachtree City to 2 mi of Peachtree City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.380, -84.450

Dime size hail was reported between Senoia and Peachtree city.

Hail, Heard

When
March 8, 2:20 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
Where
Heard County, 8 mi NE of Franklin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.370, -85.000

Fire station 5 reported dime size hail.

Hail, Walker

When
March 8, 5:15 PM EST
Where
Walker County, Chickamauga
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.870, -85.300

What these are

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

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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: 5633409, 5633410, 5633411, 5633412.