98
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$8.8M
Property damage
Hail in Bibb County, Georgia: 98 recorded events between 1962 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,457 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Bibb County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Bibb County is the 2000s, when 38 of the county's 98 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Bibb County archive, hail makes up 24.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,457 for this hazard and #19 within Georgia, putting it in the 53.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Bibb County with 21 recorded events, while Nov is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2023 | RUTLAND | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | WALDEN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2019 | SKIPPERTON | 2 | $2.0M |
| Aug 9, 2018 | PAYNE CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2015 | SKIPPERTON | 1.75 | $1.7M |
| Mar 16, 2012 | BLOOMFIELD | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2012 | (MCN)WILSON ARPT MAC | 0.88 | $0 |
| Sep 27, 2011 | MACON | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2011 | ARKWRIGHT | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2011 | LIZELLA | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Bibb County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several reports of golf ball-sized hail were received from the western half of Bibb county from Lizella and Lake Tobesofkee to near Macon. There was even one report of tennis-ball-sized hail near Lizella. The hail decreased to quarter size as the storm moved into the western suburbs of Macon and to nickel size as it moved further into Macon. However, there were several reports within the city of Macon of hail covering the ground like snow. Nickel-sized hail was observed at the terminal station in downtown Macon. There was also one report of a damaged camper at a campground near Macon caused by a downed tree.
A storm spotter observed golf ball-sized hail just north of the Macon Regional Airport on Hartly Bridge Road. An amateur radio operator relayed a report of half-dollar-sized hail from southern Bibb county and a trained spotter observed quarter-sized hail in southern Bibb county, just west of Rutland.
Numerous reports of large hail were received from the broadcast media, the public, and amateur radio operators from much of Bibb county. Penny to quarter-sized hail was reported from amateur radio operators in north central Bibb county and northwest of Macon. The largest hail observed was golf ball-sized by personnel at WMAZ Television in Macon. Hail reports continued to the east side of the county where the public observed penny-sized hail from the intersection of Interstate-75 and Interstate-16 to about five or six miles down Interstate-16 toward the Twiggs county line.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Bibb County, Georgia?
98 hail events are recorded in Bibb County between 1962 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Bibb County?
The strongest hail on record in Bibb County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Bibb County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Bibb County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/bibb-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.