Hail and tornadoes in Wilkinson County, GA
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Wilkinson County, GA on 23 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Sun, May 17, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 1 day.
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 27 hail reports in Wilkinson County, GA on 23 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Irwinton, on Tue, Jun 16, 1998.
By decade: 1990s: 9 · 2000s: 12 · 2010s: 5 · 2020s: 1
Tornadoes since 1950
12 tornadoes have touched Wilkinson County, GA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Mon, Apr 3, 2017 · EF2 · 3.26 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Brooks
- Thu, Mar 1, 2007 · EF2 · 13.27 mi long, 895 yd wide · near Nickelsville
- Tue, Apr 5, 2022 · EF1 · 6.41 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Cooktown
- Sun, Mar 3, 2019 · EF1 · 3.08 mi long, 630 yd wide · near Mc Rae Tlfr Whlr Arp
- Mon, Apr 3, 2017 · EF1 · 3.49 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Cooktown
Most recent
- Tue, Apr 5, 2022 · EF1 · 6.41 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Cooktown
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF0 · 3.8 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Irwinton
- Sun, Mar 3, 2019 · EF1 · 3.08 mi long, 630 yd wide · near Mc Rae Tlfr Whlr Arp
- Mon, Apr 3, 2017 · EF0 · 0.17 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Toomsboro
- Mon, Apr 3, 2017 · EF0 · 5.75 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Lindsey
- Mon, Apr 3, 2017 · EF0 · 4.11 mi long, 90 yd wide · near Mt Carmel
- Mon, Apr 3, 2017 · EF1 · 3.49 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Cooktown
- Mon, Apr 3, 2017 · EF2 · 3.26 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Brooks
- Sat, Jan 21, 2017 · EF1 · 5.84 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Irwinton
- Fri, Apr 1, 2016 · EF0 · 0.26 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Cooktown
By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 8 · 2020s: 2
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since October 2020
- 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.
- Sun, Jul 12, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 29, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 26, 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.
- Sun, May 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Thu, Sep 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 28, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- 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.
- Wed, Apr 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (TOOMSBORO, GA)
- Thu, Dec 30, 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.