Hail and tornadoes in McDuffie County, GA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in McDuffie County, GA on 16 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Fri, Aug 21, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 0 days.

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

Days with hail
16
since January 2021
1 inch or larger
3
days, estimated or reported
Largest radar estimate
1+ in
Fri, Aug 21, 2026

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 Fri, Aug 21, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day
Fri, Aug 21, 2026: radar-estimated hail around McDuffie County, GA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 23 hail reports in McDuffie County, GA on 21 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Wrightsboro, on Mon, Jun 11, 2018.

By decade: 2000s: 10 · 2010s: 11 · 2020s: 2

Tornadoes since 1950

6 tornadoes have touched McDuffie County, GA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

  • Thu, Mar 1, 2007 · EF2 · 9 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Thomson
  • Thu, Jan 12, 2023 · EF1 · 2.01 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Thomson
  • Fri, Apr 10, 2009 · EF0 · 0.43 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Boneville
  • Wed, Feb 18, 2009 · EF0 · 3.18 mi long, 220 yd wide · near Thmson Mcduffee Airport
  • Sat, Mar 15, 2008 · EF0 · 4.62 mi long, 110 yd wide · near Thmson Mcduffee Airport

Most recent

  • Thu, Jan 12, 2023 · EF1 · 2.01 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Thomson
  • Fri, Apr 10, 2009 · EF0 · 0.43 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Boneville
  • Wed, Feb 18, 2009 · EF0 · 3.18 mi long, 220 yd wide · near Thmson Mcduffee Airport
  • Sat, Mar 15, 2008 · EF0 · 4.62 mi long, 110 yd wide · near Thmson Mcduffee Airport
  • Thu, Mar 1, 2007 · EF2 · 9 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Thomson
  • Thu, Jan 13, 2005 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Thomson

By decade: 2000s: 5 · 2020s: 1

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

Every hail day since January 2021

  • Mon, Sep 21, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Aug 21, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, May 22, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Jun 27, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Aug 3, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Jul 15, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jun 9, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, May 6, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Jun 20, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Jun 6, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Sep 10, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Aug 3, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Jun 17, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, May 6, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Jul 27, 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.