Hail History

Hail history for Wheeler County, Georgia

Every NOAA hail report filed in Wheeler County since 1980, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Wheeler County

Last hail
Sep 9, 2019
0.88 in, nickel size
Hail days, last 5 years
0
since Nov 3, 2021 · 0 reports
Largest ever
2.00 in
hen egg · Jun 18, 1980

12 reports on 12 days since 1980 · #153 of 158 Georgia counties

Hail map · Wheeler County

10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
11 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 Wheeler County

The latest hail report in Wheeler County is from September 9, 2019, 0.88 in (nickel size). There has been no hail report here in the five years since November 3, 2021.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Wheeler County logged 5 reports on 5 hail days, about 0.3 reports a year. That is 25% of the median Georgia county (1.0 a year) and ranks #153 of 158 Georgia counties for all-time reports. Wheeler County holds 0% of all 8,821 hail reports in Georgia.

8% 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 2.00 in (hen egg) on June 18, 1980.

Hail here peaks in March (33% of reports); 42% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Wheeler County 0.3
  • Median Georgia county 1.0

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Wheeler County 5
  • Median Georgia county 17

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Wheeler County 8%
  • Median Georgia county 3%

Hail over time

01 1980: 1 reports, largest 2.00 in 1980 1981: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1986: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1990: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 1990 1995: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2000 2001: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2005: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2006: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2008: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2010 2011: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2017: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2019: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2020
Reports per year, 1980–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
01234 Jan Feb March: 4 reports (33%) Mar April: 2 reports (17%) Apr May June: 3 reports (25%) Jun July: 1 reports (8%) Jul August: 1 reports (8%) Aug September: 1 reports (8%) Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 12 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 1 1
2018 0
2017 1 1

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Wheeler County
Date Size Location Time · source
Jun 18, 1980 2.00 inhen egg — 17:12 local · NCEI
Mar 18, 1981 1.75 ingolf ball — 14:15 local · NCEI
Jul 15, 2017 1.00 inquarter 7.02 NNW Glenwood 16:00 local · NCEI
Mar 27, 2011 1.00 inquarter 1.8 NW Alamo 14:40 local · NCEI
Jun 22, 2008 1.00 inquarter Glenwood 13:10 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 Wheeler County
Date Size Location Time · source
Sep 9, 2019 0.88 innickel 1.17 E Stuckey 13:28 local · NCEI
Jul 15, 2017 1.00 inquarter 7.02 NNW Glenwood 16:00 local · NCEI
Mar 27, 2011 1.00 inquarter 1.8 NW Alamo 14:40 local · NCEI
Jun 22, 2008 1.00 inquarter Glenwood 13:10 local · NCEI
Apr 8, 2006 1.00 inquarter 7 W Alamo 13:21 local · NCEI
Mar 22, 2005 0.75 inpenny 2 N Glenwood 12:58 local · NCEI
Jun 21, 2001 0.75 inpenny Alamo 10:50 local · NCEI
Mar 16, 1995 0.75 inpenny Alamo 18:00 local · NCEI
Apr 28, 1990 0.88 innickel — 18:45 local · NCEI
Aug 1, 1986 0.75 inpenny — 18:35 local · NCEI
Mar 18, 1981 1.75 ingolf ball — 14:15 local · NCEI
Jun 18, 1980 2.00 inhen egg — 17:12 local · NCEI

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
Alamo55Mar 27, 2011
Glenwood33Sep 9, 2019

Questions about hail in Wheeler County

How often does it hail in Wheeler County, Georgia?

12 hail reports have been logged in Wheeler County since 1980. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.3 reports a year. That ranks #153 of 158 Georgia counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Wheeler County?

Most reports come in March, June, April. March alone accounts for 33% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Wheeler County?

2.00 in (hen egg size) on June 18, 1980. 8% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Wheeler County?

The most recent report in this data is from September 9, 2019 (0.88 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

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

None: there has been no hail report in Wheeler County since November 3, 2021. The last one was on September 9, 2019.

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.