42
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$631K
Property damage
Hail in Jones County, Georgia: 42 recorded events between 1979 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,379 nationally and #86 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Jones County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Jones County is the 2000s, when 17 of the county's 42 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 Jones County archive, hail makes up 22.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,379 for this hazard and #86 within Georgia, putting it in the 23.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Jones County with 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2023 | PLENTITUDE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2022 | CLINTON | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2022 | ROUND OAK | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 29, 2010 | ROUND OAK | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2009 | GRAY | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 10, 2008 | GRISWOLDVILLE | 1.75 | $30K |
| Mar 15, 2008 | BLOUNTSVILLE | 2.75 | $500K |
| Feb 26, 2008 | GRAY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jan 2, 2006 | CLINTON | 2.75 | $100K |
| Dec 28, 2005 | JAMES | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jones County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The public observed tennis to baseball-sized hail in eastern Jones county from Bountsville to east of Haddock near the Baldwin county line. A number of vehicles and mobile homes in the area were damaged from the large hail, especially near the Baldwin county line.
The public reported quarter to half dollar-sized hail southwest of Griswoldville near the Bibb/Jones county line while WMAZ Television of Macon and the Jones County Emergency Management (EMA) Director reported nickel-sized hail south of Gray. The EMA Director indicated that the hail accumulated to a depth of six inches on the ground.
Amateur radio operators, as well as the public and the Bibb county Emergency Management Director reported hail, ranging in size from pennies to quarters throughout much of the city of Gray. The public reported golf ball-sized hail one mile south of Gray.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Jones County, Georgia?
42 hail events are recorded in Jones County between 1979 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Jones County?
The strongest hail on record in Jones County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Jones 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 Jones County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/jones-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.