Hail in Georgia — where it hits, county by county
Georgia logged 190 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″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFFINGHAM | 28 | 5.6 | Apr | 22% |
| COWETA | 19 | 3.8 | Mar | 58% |
| Colquitt | 19 | 3.8 | Mar | 11% |
| Thomas | 19 | 3.8 | Nov | 21% |
| Fulton | 17 | 3.4 | Jun | 12% |
| 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% |
Key figures — Georgia hail at a glance
- Georgia logged 190 National Weather Service hail reports statewide over the last 5 years (2022–2026).
- EFFINGHAM County leads Georgia with 28 hail reports over that span — about 5.6 per year.
- Reported hail in Georgia peaks in March.
- Roughly 50 of Georgia's reports involved stones 1.5″ or larger — the size that damages roofs, vehicles, and crops.
Citing these figures? Attribution: AGSIST National Hail Map, https://agsist.com/hail-map/georgia (NWS Local Storm Reports, 2022–2026). Data is available at no charge; a link back keeps it that way.
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 EFFINGHAM, COWETA, Colquitt. 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 190 reports over 5 years.
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