Georgia, 1999

Hail in Georgia, August 25, 1999

August 25, 1999 · NWS FFC · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Newton

When
August 25, 4:50 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
Where
Newton County, Porterdale to 2 mi of Covington
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.570, -83.930

There were numerous reports from the public of hail up to golf ball size.

Hail, Newton

When
August 25, 5:11 PM EST to 5:12 PM EST
Where
Newton County, Porterdale to Covington
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.570, -83.900

Two more public reports indicated dime and golf ball size hail.

Hail, Morgan

When
August 25, 5:25 PM EST
Where
Morgan County, Madison
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.580, -83.470

A spotter reported golf ball size hail.

Hail, Morgan

When
August 25, 5:40 PM EST
Where
Morgan County, Madison
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.580, -83.470

A spotter reported golf ball size hail from 6:25 pm to 6:40 pm EDT.

Hail, De Kalb

When
August 25, 6:49 PM EST
Where
De Kalb County, Avondale Estates
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.770, -84.250

A citizen reported dime size hail and tree limbs blown down onto the road.

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: 5714827, 5714829, 5714828, 5714830, 5714831.