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Hail in Forsyth County, Georgia
109 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 109 hail events in Forsyth County, Georgia, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 33 years.
April is the busiest month, with 31 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 41 events against 65 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.2% of the 8,810 hail events recorded in Georgia; its 48.5 per 100 square miles compares with 15.3 statewide.
23 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.00 inches (softball size).
Compared with Georgia
| Measure | Forsyth County | Georgia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 109 | 8,810 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 48.5 | 15.3 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 4.2 | 8.2 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
2Mar
10Apr
31May
24Jun
17Jul
12Aug
5Sep
2Oct
3Nov
1Dec
2
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 109 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $4.8M | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $4.8M | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Hail | 2.00 in | $3.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Hail | 2.00 in | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2.7M | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $355K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1.8M | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Dec 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $930K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2001 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1999 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1999 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1998 | Hail | 4.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1996 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1996 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1995 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1994 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1992 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1992 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 1991 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Nov 1983 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1963 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Forsyth County had?
109 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Forsyth County?
10 Apr 2025 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Forsyth County?
The hail of 22 May 2020, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $5.0M.
How does Forsyth County compare with Georgia for hail?
48.5 events per 100 square miles against 15.3 statewide; the county holds 109 of the state's 8,810 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.