Georgia, 1999Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 15, 1999
April 15, 1999 · NWS CHS · 9 events in 4 counties and zones
3 tornado, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $260,000
- 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.
Event by event
3 tornado, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Candler
- When
- April 15, 12:04 PM EST to 12:15 PM EST
- Where
- Candler County, Metter to 7 mi N of Metter
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 9 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -82.180
Tornado ripped the end off one mobile home, caused moderate damage to a house and practically destroyed seven other mobile homes. Another mobile home was flipped several times and ended up on the bottom of a nearby pond. Two persons were in this mobile home. The female landed at the edge of the water while the male was thrown into the pond and had to swim ashore.
Funnel Cloud, Bulloch
- When
- April 15, 12:10 PM EST to 12:20 PM EST
- Where
- Bulloch County, 5 mi SW of Portal
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.397, -81.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two funnel clouds sighted by the public.
Hail, Bulloch
- When
- April 15, 12:15 PM EST to 12:20 PM EST
- Where
- Bulloch County, Portal
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -81.930
Tornado, Candler
- When
- April 15, 2:05 PM EST to 2:12 PM EST
- Where
- Candler County, Metter to 2 mi E of Metter
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -82.030
Minor damage to the roof of one house, storage sheds, and a couple of trees down.
Tornado, Bulloch
- When
- April 15, 2:05 PM EST to 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Bulloch County, Statesboro to 10 mi W of Statesboro
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -81.950
Roof partially torn off boat house, boat thrown some distance, several trees uprooted or snapped off.
Hail, Bulloch
- When
- April 15, 2:25 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Bulloch County, Statesboro
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -81.780
Hail, Screven
- When
- April 15, 2:39 PM EST to 2:49 PM EST
- Where
- Screven County, Newington
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -81.500
Dime to quarter sized hail covered the ground for a couple of hours.
Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham
- When
- April 15, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Effingham County, Springfield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 32.370, -81.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham
- When
- April 15, 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Effingham County, Clyo
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -81.270
- 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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 15, 199928 injured · $10 million · F3 · 9 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 15, 19991 death · 11 injured · $670,000 · F2 · 8 events
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, April 15, 199919 injured · $6.0 million · F2 · 2 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 15, 19997 injured · $2.0 million · F1 · 1 event
- Avalanche in Alaska, April 15, 19991 death · $2,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in Florida, April 15, 1999$10 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, April 15, 1999$32,000 · F2 · 9 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 15, 1999$500,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Alabama, April 15, 1999$100,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 15, 19992 injured · F1 · 1 event
- Hail in North Carolina, April 15, 1999$50,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 15, 1999$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5696417, 5696420, 5696416, 5696418, 5696422, 5696421, 5696419, 5696424, 5696423.