Hail, Elbert
- When
- May 13, 4:37 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert County, 5 mi W of Elberton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -82.950
Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 13, 1999
A severe thunderstorm produced quarter size hail followed by damaging winds which downed several trees around the city of Elberton.
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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced quarter size hail followed by damaging winds which downed several trees around the city of Elberton.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:38 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elbert
- When
- May 13, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert County, Elberton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -82.870
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 13, 1999
- Hail in Nebraska, May 13 to 14, 1999
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 13, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 13, 1999
- Lightning Strikes in Virginia, May 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 13, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 13, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 13, 1999
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, May 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: 5697689, 5697690.