68
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6K
Property damage
Hail in Dade County, Georgia: 68 recorded events between 1985 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,896 nationally and #38 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Dade County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Dade County is the 2000s, when 25 of the county's 68 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 Dade County archive, hail makes up 30.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,896 for this hazard and #38 within Georgia, putting it in the 39.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Dade County with 19 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2025 | COLE CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | COLE CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | COLE CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | TRENTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | CEDAR HILL | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | PLUM NELLY | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | RISING FAWN | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | PLUM NELLY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | COLE CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | COLE CITY | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Dade County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A trained storm spotter observed quarter-sized hail outside of Trenton. WSR-88D radar data suggests that most of the hail fell across the southern half of the county from near Rising Fawn to Cloudland Canyon State Park.
,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds Thunderstorm winds ripped a roof off a mobile home, as well as the underpinnings. Numerous large trees were also knocked down throughout the area. Golf ball-size hail was sited by one of the mobile home occupants when running for cover.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Dade County, Georgia?
68 hail events are recorded in Dade County between 1985 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Dade County?
The strongest hail on record in Dade County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Dade 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 Dade County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/dade-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.