49
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Hail in Peach County, Georgia: 49 recorded events between 1977 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #2,261 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Peach County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Peach County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 49 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 Peach County archive, hail makes up 30.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,261 for this hazard and #73 within Georgia, putting it in the 27.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Peach County with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2023 | BYRON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | BYRON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | POWERSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | BYRON | 1 | $0 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | POWERSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2015 | BYRON | 1.75 | $476K |
| Jun 2, 2013 | WILSON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 2012 | BYRON | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2011 | FT VLY | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 21, 2010 | POWERSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Peach County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A storm spotter observed reported golf ball-sized hail in the eastern part of the county. Location and time were estimated since report and radar data did not match. The public observed nickel-sized hail in western Peach county.
The Peach County Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail in Fort Valley. The Georgia Forestry Commission reported quarter-sized hail just northeast of Fort Valley. Finally, the public reported quarter-sized hail on Interstate-75 at Byron.
The public observed quarter-sized hail near Powerville. Radar data suggests that similar-sized hail likely fell across much of the county from the Crawford county line west of Powerville to the far eastern part of the county near Lakewood.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Peach County, Georgia?
49 hail events are recorded in Peach County between 1977 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Peach County?
The strongest hail on record in Peach County measured 1.75.
Where does the hail data for Peach 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 Peach County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/peach-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.