Hail in Georgia — where it hits, county by county
Georgia logged 189 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Georgia →Top hail counties in Georgia (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWETA | 19 | 3.8 | Mar | 58% |
| Colquitt | 19 | 3.8 | Mar | 11% |
| Thomas | 19 | 3.8 | Nov | 21% |
| Fulton | 17 | 3.4 | Jun | 12% |
| EFFINGHAM | 16 | 3.2 | Apr | 25% |
| Cherokee | 16 | 3.2 | Apr | 50% |
| COLUMBIA | 15 | 3.0 | Mar | 20% |
| Cobb | 15 | 3.0 | Sep | 13% |
| Bartow | 15 | 3.0 | May | 33% |
| Chatham | 14 | 2.8 | May | 7% |
| RICHMOND | 13 | 2.6 | May | 46% |
| Pickens | 11 | 2.2 | Feb | 0% |
Georgia hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Georgia?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Georgia are COWETA, Colquitt, Thomas. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Georgia?
Reported hail in Georgia peaks around March, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Georgia's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 189 reports over 5 years.