96
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$16.1M
Property damage
Hail in Douglas County, Georgia: 96 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,477 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Douglas County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Douglas County is the 2000s, when 43 of the county's 96 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 Douglas County archive, hail makes up 22.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,477 for this hazard and #21 within Georgia, putting it in the 52.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Douglas County with 23 recorded events, while Oct 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 11, 2025 | DOUGLASVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Dec 10, 2023 | MIDWAY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | LITHIA SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | MIDWAY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2019 | LITHIA SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | WINSTON | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 18, 2013 | LITHIA SPGS | 1.75 | $2.3M |
| Mar 18, 2013 | DOUGLASVILLE | 1.75 | $2.3M |
| May 21, 2012 | WINSTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2012 | LITHIA SPGS | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Douglas County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An amateur radio operator relayed a report of baseball-sized hail at Lee Road and Fairburn Road, just south of Interstate 20. The public and reported golf ball to tennis ball-sized hail across northern Douglas county, roughly along and just north of Interstate-20. Golf ball-sized hail was also reported by the public in Winston and west of Winston near Villa Rica. An amateur radio operator reported golf ball-sized just north of Douglasville, and the public observed tennis ball-sized hail east of Douglasville, between Douglasville and Sweetwater State Park. Another amateur radio operator observed nickel to tennis ball-sized hail approximately two miles southwest of the intersection of Interstate-20 and Georgia Highway 92.
Several reports of large damaging hail were received from across the northern half of Douglas county. The public observed baseball-sized hail in Douglasville. An amateur radio operator relayed a report of golf ball-sized hail in the northwest part of the county, near Winston. The public observed half-dollar-sized hail in the eastern part of the county near Lithia Springs.
The public observed quarter-sized hail in northern Douglas county, north of Douglasville near the Douglas/Paulding county line, penny-sized hail in Douglasville, and golf ball-sized hail in the southeast part of the county near and southeast of Chapel Hill. The public reported that hail completely covered the ground in some areas. Significant damage to vehicles was reported from this area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Douglas County, Georgia?
96 hail events are recorded in Douglas County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Douglas County?
The strongest hail on record in Douglas County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Douglas 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 Douglas County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/douglas-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.