Georgia, 1999

Hail in Georgia, January 21, 1999

January 21, 1999 · NWS FFC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 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
2

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 Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:33 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Whitfield

When
January 21, 9:32 PM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where
Whitfield County, Dawnville to Beaverdale
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.820, -84.870

Three public reports indicated hail ranging from dime to golfball size fell in northeast Whitfield county.

Hail, Murray

When
January 21, 9:45 PM EST to 9:50 PM EST
Where
Murray County, Chatsworth to 5 mi N of Sumac
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.820, -84.830

Two public reports indicated dime to quarter size hail in northwest Murray county.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5679394, 5679395.