46
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$396K
Property damage
Hail in Putnam County, Georgia: 46 recorded events between 1974 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,310 nationally and #81 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Putnam County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Putnam County is the 2000s, when 20 of the county's 46 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 Putnam County archive, hail makes up 25.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,310 for this hazard and #81 within Georgia, putting it in the 25.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Putnam County with 13 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 15, 2023 | JEFFERSON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | JEFFERSON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2023 | EATONTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | DENNIS | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 14, 2011 | EATONTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2011 | WILLARD | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 27, 2010 | HARMONY | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 29, 2010 | WARFIELD | 1.75 | $10K |
| Mar 28, 2010 | EATONTON | 1.75 | $26K |
| Apr 24, 2009 | WILLARD | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Putnam County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Putnam County Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail in the Eatonton area. Several reports of golf ball-sized hail were received from the southwest to the northeast part of the county. Radar supported that hail of this size likely fell across in a swath from west to east near and just north of Georgia Highway 16.
The public reported golf ball-sized hail from the Eatonton area as yet another severe thunderstorm tracked across northern Putnam county. Radar supported that large hail fell across much of northwest, north central, and east central Putnam county.
The Putnam county 911 center observed nickel to quarter-sized hail in Eatonton outside the County 911 Building. WSR-88D radar data suggests that similar-sized hail likely fell across much of the county from the southwest corner to the northeast corner.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Putnam County, Georgia?
46 hail events are recorded in Putnam County between 1974 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Putnam County?
The strongest hail on record in Putnam County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Putnam 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 Putnam County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/putnam-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.