Hail History

Hail history for Jenkins County, Georgia

Every NOAA hail report filed in Jenkins County since 1987, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Jenkins County

Last hail
May 23, 2022
0.75 in, penny size
Hail days, last 5 years
2
since Nov 3, 2021 · 2 reports
Largest ever
1.75 in
golf ball · Mar 26, 2011

23 reports on 19 days since 1987 · #131 of 158 Georgia counties

Hail map · Jenkins County

Millen 5 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
23 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Jenkins County

The latest hail report in Jenkins County is from May 23, 2022, 0.75 in (penny size). Since November 3, 2021 there have been 2 separate hail days; the biggest stones in that time were 1.00 in on March 16, 2022.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Jenkins County logged 16 reports on 12 hail days, about 0.8 reports a year. That is 20% less than the median Georgia county (1.0 a year) and ranks #131 of 158 Georgia counties for all-time reports. Jenkins County holds 0% of all 8,821 hail reports in Georgia.

0% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 3% for the median Georgia county. The largest hail on record here is 1.75 in (golf ball) on March 26, 2011 near 8.02 SSW Scarboro.

Reports were down 77% in 2016–2025 (3) compared with 2006–2015 (13). The busiest year was 2009, with 4 reports on 3 days. Hail here peaks in May (57% of reports); 78% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Jenkins County 0.8
  • Median Georgia county 1.0

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Jenkins County 12
  • Median Georgia county 17

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Jenkins County 0%
  • Median Georgia county 3%

Hail over time

01234 1987: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990 1995 1998: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in 2000 2003: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2005: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2005 2007: 3 reports, largest 1.25 in 2008: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 2009: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 2010 2011: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 2014: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2015 2020 2021: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2022: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2025
Reports per year, 1987–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
051015 Jan February: 1 reports (4%) Feb March: 3 reports (13%) Mar April: 1 reports (4%) Apr May: 13 reports (57%) May June: 4 reports (17%) Jun Jul Aug September: 1 reports (4%) Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 23 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 11 2
2021 1 1
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
May 23, 2022 1 0.75 in —
Mar 16, 2022 1 1.00 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Jenkins County
Date Size Location Time · source
Mar 26, 2011 1.75 ingolf ball 8.02 SSW Scarboro 18:40 local · NCEI
Feb 18, 2009 1.75 ingolf ball 2.82 SSE Thrift 23:13 local · NCEI
May 20, 2008 1.75 ingolf ball 1.16 W Millen 18:19 local · NCEI
Jun 19, 1987 1.75 ingolf ball — 16:45 local · NCEI
May 4, 2007 1.25 inhalf dollar 0.69 S Perkins 17:20 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Jenkins County
Date Size Location Damage Time · source
May 23, 2022 0.75 inpenny 2.42 WNW Millen — 15:27 local · NCEI
Mar 16, 2022 1.00 inquarter 3.64 NNE Millen — 17:26 local · NCEI
May 11, 2021 0.75 inpenny 1.16 W Millen — 17:00 local · NCEI
May 25, 2014 1.00 inquarter 1.16 W Millen — 16:43 local · NCEI
Sep 27, 2011 0.75 inpenny 2.76 N Paramore Station — 16:51 local · NCEI
Mar 26, 2011 1.75 ingolf ball 8.02 SSW Scarboro — 18:40 local · NCEI
Mar 26, 2011 0.88 innickel 2.23 SW Thrift — 18:27 local · NCEI
Jun 11, 2009 1.00 inquarter 1.16 W Millen — 17:25 local · NCEI
Jun 11, 2009 0.75 inpenny 1.16 W Millen $1K 17:20 local · NCEI
May 4, 2009 1.00 inquarter 6.95 ENE Perkins — 14:24 local · NCEI
Feb 18, 2009 1.75 ingolf ball 2.82 SSE Thrift — 23:13 local · NCEI
Jun 28, 2008 0.75 inpenny 1.5 NNE Butts — 16:10 local · NCEI

Cities and towns in Jenkins County

PlaceReportsLargest
Millen141.75 in

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Perkins44Apr 27, 2023
Garfield33Mar 31, 2013

Questions about hail in Jenkins County

How often does it hail in Jenkins County, Georgia?

23 hail reports have been logged in Jenkins County since 1987. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.8 reports a year. That ranks #131 of 158 Georgia counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Jenkins County?

Most reports come in May, June, March. May alone accounts for 57% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Jenkins County?

1.75 in (golf ball size) on March 26, 2011 near 8.02 SSW Scarboro. 0% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Jenkins County?

The most recent report in this data is from May 23, 2022 (0.75 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has Jenkins County had in the last five years?

2 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 2 reports. The most recent was May 23, 2022.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.