78
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.1M
Property damage
Hail in Paulding County, Georgia: 78 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,740 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Paulding County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Paulding County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 78 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 Paulding County archive, hail makes up 22.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,740 for this hazard and #31 within Georgia, putting it in the 43.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Paulding County with 24 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2025 | CROWVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| Sep 12, 2023 | ROXANA | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 12, 2023 | ROXANA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | NEW HOPE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 20, 2018 | BUD | 1 | $2K |
| Jul 7, 2017 | YORKVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2017 | UNION | 1.75 | $1.4M |
| Apr 7, 2016 | REMUS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2013 | OBERLOCHEN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2013 | VINSON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Paulding County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The public observed golf ball-sized hail in the eastern part of Paulding county near Hiram and a cooperative observer reported quarter-sized hail near New Hope. This was the second severe thunderstorm to move across Paulding county this evening. WSR-88D radar data strongly suggested that hail of quarter-size or larger likely impacted a large portion of the county from Yorkville to Hiram.
The public observed golf ball-sized hail in the McClendon Creek subdivision. The only area of the county where WSR-88D radar data suggested that hail of this size would have occurred was near Browning in the far southeast part of the county.
The public reported hail that lasted for at least 20 minutes in the area of Burnt Hickory Ridge Estates, northeast toward Harmony Grove Church Road. The hail started as pea-size and grew to nickel-size by around 5:25 PM EDT.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Paulding County, Georgia?
78 hail events are recorded in Paulding County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Paulding County?
The strongest hail on record in Paulding County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Paulding 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 Paulding County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/paulding-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.