Georgia, 1999Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 23, 1999
May 23, 1999 · NWS FFC · 14 events in 13 counties and zones
8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 23, 12:25 PM EST to 12:35 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Stockbridge to Whitehouse
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.550, -84.230
The public reported dime to quarter size hail. Also, shingles were blown off a home near Whitehouse.
Hail, Coweta
- When
- May 23, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Coweta County, 15 mi N of Newnan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -84.800
A fire station reported dime size hail.
Hail, Wilkes
- When
- May 23, 1:47 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, Tignall
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.870, -82.730
The public reported nickel size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- May 23, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 10 mi N of Greensboro
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -83.180
Greene county 911 reported a couple of trees down across Penfield highway.
Hail, Paulding
- When
- May 23, 4:35 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Paulding County, Hiram
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.870, -84.750
The public reported nickel size hail and telephone lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas
- When
- May 23, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Douglas County, Douglasville
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -84.750
The public reported 4 large trees down.
Hail, Cobb
- When
- May 23, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Mableton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.820, -84.580
The public reported quarter to as big as golfball size hail.
Hail, Fulton
- When
- May 23, 5:00 PM EST to 5:14 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, East Pt to Atlanta
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.680, -84.450
The public reported hail, ranging from dime to golfball size.
Hail, Clayton
- When
- May 23, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Clayton County, Forest Park
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -84.370
The public reported ping pong ball size hail.
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 23, 5:34 PM EST to 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, 10 mi SW of Stockbridge
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -84.350
Ther were 2 public reports of golf ball size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- May 23, 6:00 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Newton County, 5 mi S of Stewart
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.350, -83.870
The public reported boat docks blown off the lake, and the county 911 center reported a couple of trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- May 23, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Jasper County, 13 mi NW of Monticello
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.430, -83.850
Jasper county 911 reported a couple of trees and power lines blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson
- When
- May 23, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Dawson County, Dawsonville
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.420, -84.120
Dawson county 911 reported a couple of trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin
- When
- May 23, 7:09 PM EST
- Where
- Fannin County, 2 mi E of Hemp
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -84.130
Fannin county 911 reported several trees down.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in California, May 23, 19991 death · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 23, 1999$6.0 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Michigan, May 23, 1999$60,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 23, 1999$72,000 · 52 kt wind · 14 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Oklahoma, May 23, 1999$28,000 · 54 kt wind · 22 events
- Lightning Strike in Texas, May 23, 1999$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 23, 1999$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Flooding in Kansas, May 23 to 24, 199911 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 23, 1999$15,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 23, 1999$15,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 23, 1999$1,000 · 4 events
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, May 23 to 24, 19994 events
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: 5694638, 5694639, 5694640, 5694641, 5694643, 5694647, 5694642, 5694644, 5694645, 5694646, 5694649, 5694648, 5694650, 5694651.