Hail and tornadoes in Cook County, GA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Cook County, GA on 31 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Wed, Aug 12, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 5 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1+ in

Wed, Aug 12, 2026

Largest reported

1.75 in

Wed, Jun 14, 2023

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Wed, Aug 12, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Wed, Aug 12, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Cook County, GA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 15 hail reports in Cook County, GA on 11 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Adel, on Wed, Jun 14, 2023.

By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 6 · 2020s: 7

Tornadoes since 1950

8 tornadoes have touched Cook County, GA since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 7 and injured 45.

Strongest

Sun, Jan 22, 2017 · EF3 · 10.9 mi long, 700 yd wide · near Greggs · 7 deaths, 45 injuries
Sun, Jan 22, 2023 · EF2 · 5.89 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Sparks
Thu, Dec 30, 2021 · EF1 · 2.19 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Massee
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 · EF1 · 13.99 mi long, 650 yd wide · near Pine Valley
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 · EF1 · 1.4 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Staunton

Most recent

Sun, Jan 22, 2023 · EF2 · 5.89 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Sparks
Thu, Dec 30, 2021 · EF1 · 2.19 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Massee
Wed, Sep 16, 2020 · EF0 · 2.22 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Greggs
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 · EF1 · 13.99 mi long, 650 yd wide · near Pine Valley
Wed, May 24, 2017 · EF0 · 1.12 mi long, 568 yd wide · near Massee
Sun, Jan 22, 2017 · EF3 · 10.9 mi long, 700 yd wide · near Greggs · 7 deaths, 45 injuries
Sun, Jun 26, 2016 · EF0 · 0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Flat Ford
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 · EF1 · 1.4 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Staunton

By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 4

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Tue, Aug 25, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 24, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 12, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 24, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Mar 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Nov 9, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 W Pine Valley, GA)
Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Nov 28, 2024
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 WSW Wagon Wheel, GA)
Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Mar 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (3 NE Laconte, GA)
Thu, Sep 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (Adel, GA)
Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Mar 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Mar 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Mar 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Apr 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (LENOX, GA)

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.