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Hail dates in Effingham County, Georgia
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Effingham County on 18 days since 2016 (26 separate reports, 16 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.00" (hen egg) on April 5, 2022; the most recent hail was June 10, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Effingham County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-10 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | An Effingham County emergency manager reported penny size hail in Springfield. |
| 2025-05-29 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Local broadcast media relayed a video via social media of penny sized hail along Highway 30 near Kolic Helmey Road. |
| 2025-05-26 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported near Highway 21 at Old Augusta Road. |
| 2024-07-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Effingham County dispatch reported quarter sized hail near the intersection of Guyton Road and Courthouse Road. |
| 2024-05-19 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Effingham County Emergency Management relayed a report of ping pong ball sized hail in Clyo. |
| 2023-04-26 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 5 | Local broadcast media relayed a picture of a hail stone a little smaller than a golf ball which occurred near the intersection of Highway 30 and Midland Road. |
| 2022-04-05 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | A report relayed via social media indicated 2 inch diameter hail near the YMCA in Rincon, Georgia. |
| 2021-06-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A Effingham County emergency manager reported golf ball size hail and damage to siding to an adjacent home near the intersection of Highway 17 and Midland Road. |
| 2020-08-06 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The public reported penny size hail. |
| 2019-06-29 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | The public reported dime to nickel size hail near the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 30. |
| 2019-06-22 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | The public reported half dollar size hail. |
| 2018-06-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail and gusty winds just west of Guyton. |
| 2017-07-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A Twitter user reported hail slightly larger than quarter sized in the Stonegate subdivision. |
| 2017-04-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The public reported quarter size hail at a business on State Route 17 in Pineora, GA. |
| 2017-04-05 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | A trained spotter reported nickel size hail lasting 3-4 minutes on Georgia Highway 21. |
| 2017-04-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The public reported quarter size hail at Rahn's Greenhouse off Old Dixie Highway South. |
| 2016-06-29 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A trained spotter reported penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph. |
| 2016-06-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
Damaging wind in Effingham County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 97 reports since 2016, strongest 81 mph. 4 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-14 | 81 mph | 10 | An Effingham County emergency manager reported a tree down along the 500 Block of West Central Boulevard. |
| 2026-06-14 | 69 mph | 13 | An Effingham County emergency manager reported several small to medium trees snapped off at varying heights and a small outbuilding destr… |
| 2022-04-05 | 69 mph | 2 | The public reported several trees down along Lexington Avenue in Rincon, Georgia. |
| 2021-08-01 | 69 mph | 1 | A Effingham County emergency manager reported a tree down and through the window of a home on Exley Loop, a second tree down on Dogwood D… |
| 2025-03-31 | 63 mph | 1 | Effingham County Emergency Management reported numerous trees and power lines down in the southern portion of Effingham County, primarily… |
| 2024-07-17 | 63 mph | 4 | Effingham County dispatch reported five trees down on Ebenezer Road. |
| 2024-05-19 | 63 mph | 6 | Effingham County dispatch reported a tree down on Shawnee Egypt Road. |
| 2023-06-11 | 63 mph | 1 | The Effingham County Warning Point reported a couple of trees down at the 400 block of Shawnee Egypt Road and one tree down at the 1500 B… |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Effingham County?
June 10, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.00" (hen egg) on April 5, 2022.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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