47
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$999K
Property damage
Hail in Meriwether County, Georgia: 47 recorded events between 1964 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,295 nationally and #79 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Meriwether County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Meriwether County is the 2000s, when 16 of the county's 47 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 Meriwether County archive, hail makes up 20.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,295 for this hazard and #79 within Georgia, putting it in the 26.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for hail in Meriwether County with 10 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2023 | LUTHERSVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | LUTHERSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | WOODBURY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | ST MARKS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | GREENVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2020 | GAY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | BULLOCH CROSSROADS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2011 | ROCKY MT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2011 | ST MARKS | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2011 | MANCHESTER | 1.75 | $98K |
Other hazards here
More from Meriwether County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Meriwether County Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail along the southern border of the county near Manchester. This hail was from the same supercell thunderstorm that spawned an EF0 tornado in northeast Harris county and also dumped baseball-sized hail across central and northeast Harris county near Hamilton and Pine Mountain Valley.
The Meriwether County Sheriff's Office reported that hail was observed near Luthersville. Although a specific size was not specified, radar data across northern Meriwether county was analogous to several storms in neighboring counties that produced quarter or larger-sized hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Meriwether County, Georgia?
47 hail events are recorded in Meriwether County between 1964 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Meriwether County?
The strongest hail on record in Meriwether County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Meriwether 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 Meriwether County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/meriwether-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.