Georgia, 1999

Hail in Georgia, April 24, 1999

April 24, 1999 · NWS FFC · 11 events in 6 counties and zones

11 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:22 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

11 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dooly

When
April 24, 3:20 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
Where
Dooly County, Unadilla
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.270, -83.730

A Unadilla police officer reported dime size hail.

Hail, Pike

When
April 24, 4:36 PM EST to 4:39 PM EST
Where
Pike County, Williamson
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.180, -84.370

Two public reports indicated quarter size hail fell in Williamson.

Hail, Emanuel

When
April 24, 5:01 PM EST to 5:07 PM EST
Where
Emanuel County, Swainsboro to 5 mi SE of Swainsboro
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.550, -82.270

Emanuel county 911 reported nickel size hail.

Hail, Washington

When
April 24, 5:07 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Oconee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.830, -82.970

Washington county 911 reported dime size hail.

Hail, Pike

When
April 24, 5:20 PM EST
Where
Pike County, Zebulon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.100, -84.350

Two public reports indicated dime size hail fell in Zebulon.

Hail, Washington

When
April 24, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Washington County, 7 mi SE of Oconee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.770, -82.880

Dime size hail was indicated in the southeast part of Washington county as the storm re-intensified.

Hail, Johnson

When
April 24, 5:45 PM EST to 5:50 PM EST
Where
Johnson County, Wrightsville to 5 mi E of Wrightsville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.730, -82.800

Several reports from the public and Johnson county 911 indicated the storm that moved from Washington county across Johnson county produced large hail from dime size to golf ball size.

Hail, Johnson

When
April 24, 6:00 PM EST to 6:05 PM EST
Where
Johnson County, Wrightsville to 3 mi of Wrightsville
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.730, -82.770

Two public reports indicated dime to quarter size hail fell in Wrightville and 2 inch diameter hail broke windows in a house and caused damage to a truck just west of Wrightsville. This storm was close behind the first one that moved across the county.

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 24, 7:20 PM EST
Where
Jefferson County, 5 mi S of Louisville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.930, -82.400

The public reported hail a little larger than golf ball size, strong winds, and power out in Louisville.

Hail, Johnson

When
April 24, 7:55 PM EST
Where
Johnson County, Kite
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.680, -82.520

The public reported quarter size hail.

Hail, Emanuel

When
April 24, 8:10 PM EST
Where
Emanuel County, Stillmore
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.430, -82.220

Emanuel county 911 reported dime to quarter size hail. Some cars were damaged.

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Georgia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, April 1999

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: 5687396, 5687397, 5687493, 5687398, 5687494, 5687492, 5687495, 5687496, 5687497, 5687498, 5687499.