8,787
Recorded events
159
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$381.8M
Property damage
Georgia hail history: 8,787 recorded events across 159 counties between 1955 and 2026.
Decade by decade
Georgia hail history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 3,424 reported hail events across Georgia. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most hail events in Georgia
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fulton County | 238 | 0 | $38.7M | 1955–2025 |
| #2 | Cobb County | 221 | 0 | $27.3M | 1960–2025 |
| #3 | Gwinnett County | 190 | 0 | $36.5M | 1963–2025 |
| #4 | Chatham County | 182 | 0 | $511K | 1957–2025 |
| #5 | Cherokee County | 170 | 0 | $27.0M | 1964–2025 |
| #6 | Coweta County | 160 | 0 | $16.4M | 1970–2023 |
| #7 | Hall County | 141 | 0 | $8.7M | 1968–2025 |
| #8 | Bartow County | 139 | 0 | $7.6M | 1971–2025 |
| #9 | DeKalb County | 127 | 0 | $19.2M | 1969–2021 |
| #10 | Troup County | 118 | 0 | $7.5M | 1955–2024 |
| #11 | Effingham County | 117 | 0 | $1.0M | 1982–2025 |
| #12 | Floyd County | 116 | 0 | $4.5M | 1957–2023 |
| #13 | Henry County | 113 | 0 | $19.5M | 1976–2023 |
| #14 | Carroll County | 109 | 0 | $4.4M | 1980–2025 |
| #15 | Forsyth County | 109 | 0 | $27.8M | 1963–2025 |
| #16 | Gordon County | 108 | 0 | $5.1M | 1962–2025 |
| #17 | Columbia County | 106 | 0 | $85K | 1975–2024 |
| #18 | Bulloch County | 103 | 0 | $25K | 1983–2025 |
| #19 | Richmond County | 98 | 0 | $25K | 1955–2024 |
| #20 | Bibb County | 98 | 0 | $8.8M | 1962–2023 |
| #21 | Douglas County | 96 | 0 | $16.1M | 1955–2025 |
| #22 | Camden County | 95 | 0 | $7K | 1961–2025 |
| #23 | Fayette County | 93 | 0 | $10.0M | 1968–2025 |
| #24 | Laurens County | 92 | 0 | $715K | 1968–2025 |
| #25 | Polk County | 91 | 0 | $2.4M | 1962–2026 |