Hail in Clarke County, Georgia

Hail in Clarke County, Georgia: 46 recorded events between 1971 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,310 nationally and #81 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Clarke County is the 1990s, when 23 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 Clarke County archive, hail makes up 19.7% of all recorded severe weather across 9 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.

May is the peak month for hail in Clarke County with 10 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.

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How many hail events are on record in Clarke County, Georgia?

46 hail events are recorded in Clarke County between 1971 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Clarke County?

The strongest hail on record in Clarke County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Clarke 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.