60
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$153K
Property damage
Hail in Upson County, Georgia: 60 recorded events between 1974 and 2020. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,043 nationally and #48 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Upson County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Upson County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 60 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 Upson County archive, hail makes up 22.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,043 for this hazard and #48 within Georgia, putting it in the 34.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Upson 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1984 | 1.75 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2020 | PICKARD | 1.75 | $150K |
| Jul 7, 2018 | SILVERTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2018 | THE ROCK | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 20, 2018 | HANNAH MILL | 1 | $3K |
| Sep 22, 2017 | PAYNES MILL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2016 | SILVERTOWN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2011 | THOMASTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2011 | THOMASTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2011 | CREST | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2011 | CREST | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Upson 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 penny-sized hail in the far western portion of Upson county, just north of Sprewell Bluff State Park. WSR-88D radar data suggests that hail of similar size likely fell across much of the county from this point east-northeast to the Lamar county line northeast of The Rock.
An amateur radio operator relayed a report of quarter-sized hail on the south side of Thomaston. WSR-88D radar data suggests that hail of this size, possibly larger, likely fell from Sprewell Bluff State Park on the Talbot county border to just southeast of Thomaston.
The Upson County 911 Center relayed reports of widespread quarter-sized hail across the southern part of the county. The hail lasted from 10 to 15 minutes across the southern sections from Sprewell Bluff State Park, to south of Thomaston, to east of Logtown, near the Crawford county line. This hail occurred with a separate thunderstorm cell from the one which produced, nickel-sized hail across the northern part of the county earlier.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Upson County, Georgia?
60 hail events are recorded in Upson County between 1974 and 2020, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Upson County?
The strongest hail on record in Upson County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Upson 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 Upson County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/upson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.