Hail and tornadoes in Tift County, GA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Tift County, GA on 29 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Mon, May 27, 2024. 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

Mon, May 27, 2024

Largest reported

1.75 in

Thu, May 11, 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 Mon, May 27, 2024 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Mon, May 27, 2024: radar-estimated hail around Tift County, GA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 33 hail reports in Tift County, GA on 16 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Tifton, on Tue, May 3, 2016.

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

Tornadoes since 1950

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

Strongest

Mon, Apr 13, 2020 · EF1 · 1.51 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Ty Ty
Sun, Mar 3, 2019 · EF1 · 0.72 mi long, 180 yd wide · near Omega
Sun, Jan 4, 2015 · EF1 · 0.27 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Brookfield
Sun, Jan 4, 2015 · EF1 · 0.33 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Omega
Fri, Mar 2, 2007 · EF1 · 6 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Chula

Most recent

Wed, Apr 6, 2022 · EFU · 1.88 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Omega
Mon, Apr 13, 2020 · EF1 · 1.51 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Ty Ty
Sun, Mar 3, 2019 · EF1 · 0.72 mi long, 180 yd wide · near Omega
Sun, Dec 2, 2018 · EF0 · 1.86 mi long, 600 yd wide · near Omega
Sun, Jan 4, 2015 · EF1 · 0.27 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Brookfield
Sun, Jan 4, 2015 · EF1 · 0.33 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Omega
Fri, Feb 21, 2014 · EF0 · 2.22 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Hillsdale
Fri, Mar 2, 2007 · EF1 · 6 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Chula

By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 5 · 2020s: 2

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

Every hail day since January 2021

Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 13, 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.
Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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, Apr 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Apr 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Mar 31, 2025
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 17, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 9, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Mar 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Omega, GA)
Thu, Sep 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 8, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (3 SSW PHILLIPSBURG, GA)
- 1.75 in (TIFTON, GA)
Wed, May 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 24, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
Tue, Jun 14, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 31, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Apr 24, 2021
Reported in the county
- 1 in (TIFTON, GA)
- 1.75 in (TIFTON, 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.