Hail and tornadoes in Elbert County, GA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Elbert County, GA on 35 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Sat, Nov 8, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 3 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

1.5+ in

Sat, Nov 8, 2025

Largest reported

1.5 in

Sun, May 26, 2024

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 Sat, Nov 8, 2025 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Sat, Nov 8, 2025: radar-estimated hail around Elbert County, GA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 31 hail reports in Elbert County, GA on 26 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Elberton, on Sat, Mar 15, 2008.

By decade: 2000s: 23 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 4

Tornadoes since 1950

8 tornadoes have touched Elbert County, GA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 13.

Strongest

Sat, Mar 15, 2008 · EF2 · 8.04 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Elberton
Tue, May 6, 2003 · F2 · 4 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Bowman · 12 injuries
Mon, Jun 9, 2025 · EF1 · 0.65 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Fortsonia
Mon, May 3, 2021 · EF1 · 0.13 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Silk Mills
Thu, Sep 16, 2004 · F1 · 7.5 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Fortsonia · 1 injury

Most recent

Mon, Jun 9, 2025 · EF1 · 0.65 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Fortsonia
Thu, Aug 3, 2023 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Bowman
Mon, May 3, 2021 · EF1 · 0.13 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Silk Mills
Sat, Mar 15, 2008 · EF2 · 8.04 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Elberton
Thu, Sep 16, 2004 · F1 · 1 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Elberton
Thu, Sep 16, 2004 · F1 · 7.5 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Fortsonia · 1 injury
Tue, May 6, 2003 · F1 · 6 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Ruckersville
Tue, May 6, 2003 · F2 · 4 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Bowman · 12 injuries

By decade: 2000s: 5 · 2020s: 3

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

Every hail day since January 2021

Sun, Sep 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 5, 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.
Fri, Mar 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Nov 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Elberton, GA)
- 1 in (1 SSW Bowman, GA)
Fri, Aug 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (6 N Ruckersville, GA)
Fri, May 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 N Elberton, GA)
Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 7, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 24, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 17, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 4, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.

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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.