Hail, Floyd
- When
- January 18, 5:06 AM EST
- Where
- Floyd County, 10 mi S of Rome
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -85.180
A spotter reported dime size hail.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 18, 1999
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 Atlanta radar (KFFC), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:03 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Laurens
- When
- January 18, 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, Dexter to Dublin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -83.050
Laurens county 911 reported nickel to quarter size and the public reported golfball size hail in Dexter. Another public report indicated quarter size hail covered the ground just southwest of Dublin.
Hail, Gordon
- When
- January 18, 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Gordon County, 5 mi SE of Calhoun
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.430, -84.870
A report from the public indicated "big size" hail hitting the tin roof of her home between Calhoun and Fairmount. The hail was probably at least 3/4 of an inch in diameter.
Hail, Johnson
- When
- January 18, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Johnson County, Wrightsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.730, -82.720
Johnson county 911 reported nickel size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilcox
- When
- January 18, 6:10 AM EST
- Where
- Wilcox County, 8 mi NW of Abbeville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.070, -83.400
The Wilcox county sheriff's office reported large tree limbs were blown down on highway129 between Abbeville and Hawkinsville.
Hail, Pulaski
- When
- January 18, 6:15 AM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Hawkinsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.280, -83.470
The Pulaski county sheriff's office reported dime size hail and 1 tree down.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Alabama, January 18, 1999
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: 5679322, 5679389, 5679390, 5679391, 5679393, 5679392.