Hail and tornadoes in Fayette County, GA
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Fayette County, GA on 25 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Wed, Jun 15, 2022. 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.
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.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 81 hail reports in Fayette County, GA on 66 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Tyrone, on Wed, Feb 18, 2009.
By decade: 1990s: 30 · 2000s: 38 · 2010s: 9 · 2020s: 4
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Fayette County, GA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Mon, Jan 2, 2006 · F2 · 3 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Lees Mill
- Thu, Dec 22, 2011 · EF1 · 1.64 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Woolsey Rust Airport
- Mon, Apr 7, 2025 · EF0 · 1.4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Brooks
- Mon, Mar 31, 2025 · EF0 · 0.24 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Fayetteville
- Sun, Dec 29, 2024 · EF0 · 1.58 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Fytville Mccombs Arp
Most recent
- Mon, Apr 7, 2025 · EF0 · 1.4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Brooks
- Mon, Mar 31, 2025 · EF0 · 0.24 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Fayetteville
- Sun, Dec 29, 2024 · EF0 · 1.58 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Fytville Mccombs Arp
- Thu, Mar 25, 2021 · EF0 · 3.61 mi long, 800 yd wide · near Aberdeen
- Tue, Feb 12, 2019 · EF0 · 0.56 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Lees Mill
- Thu, Dec 22, 2011 · EF0 · 2.91 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Lees Mill
- Thu, Dec 22, 2011 · EF1 · 1.64 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Woolsey Rust Airport
- Wed, Oct 8, 2008 · EF0 · 0.05 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Fayetteville
- Mon, Jan 2, 2006 · F2 · 3 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Lees Mill
- Wed, Jul 6, 2005 · F0 · 1 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Fayetteville
By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 4
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since October 2020
- Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 5, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (2 NW Sandy Creek, GA)
- Sat, May 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Feb 15, 2025Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 SE Sandy Creek, GA)
- Sun, Aug 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 30, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Mar 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 6, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 SE PEACHTREE CITY, GA)
- Tue, May 3, 2022
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 5, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
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.