Burke County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Burke County, Georgia? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 63 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 47 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 16 hail reports with hail up to 0.88". The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Burke County
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Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 340 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jackson, or 12 miles southeast of Augusta, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 500 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Savannah River Site, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 320 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fort Gordon, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 314 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Waynesboro, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 2, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 223 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Louisville to 6 miles northwest of Swainsboro. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“Burke EM reported trees down throughout the county. (CAE)”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 W Waynesboro SPC verified report
Saturday, August 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Plant Vogtle, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Plant Vogtle, Sardis, Alexander, and Girard.”
“At 405 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gough, or near Waynesboro, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 24, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1013 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near McBean, or 9 miles north of Waynesboro, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 936 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Wrens, or 13 miles southwest of Fort Gordon, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 738 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sardis, or 10 miles south of Plant Vogtle, moving northwest at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Sardis, Alexander, Burke County Airport, and Girard.”
“At 735 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Plant Vogtle, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Shell Bluff.”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Plant Vogtle, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 521 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Gough, or 12 miles west of Waynesboro, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Harlem, or near Grovetown, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1052 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Thomson, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 343 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Harlem, or 7 miles west of Grovetown, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 407 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hephzibah, or 8 miles south of Fort Gordon, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 431 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Augusta Regional Airport, or 9 miles south of Augusta, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 6 SSW Waynesboro SPC verified report
Monday, June 29, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 459 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hephzibah, or 11 miles south of Fort Gordon, moving south at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Waynesboro, Hephzibah, McBean, Gough, Blythe, Keysville, Vidette, Ellwood, and Pea Patch Aerodrome.”
“At 453 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Perkins, or 8 miles north of Millen, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Di-Lane Wildlife Management Area.”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 SSE Hephzibah SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 6 SE Hephzibah SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 WSW Blythe SPC verified report
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 259 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wrens, or 15 miles southwest of Fort Gordon, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1100 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Clearwater to near Waynesboro to near Millen. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 950 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Calhoun Falls to near Mistletoe State Park to 6 miles northeast of East Dublin. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Aiken Mall to Wadley. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 150 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Wrens to 9 miles east of Wrightsville. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 311 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Augusta Regional Airport, or 8 miles south of Augusta, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 611 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sardis, or 10 miles south of Plant Vogtle, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Plant Vogtle, Sardis, Alexander, and Girard.”
- Wind 55 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 314 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near McBean, or 8 miles north of Waynesboro, moving north at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sardis, or 10 miles south of Plant Vogtle, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Plant Vogtle, Sardis, Alexander, and Girard.”
- Hail 0.75" Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 342 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Plant Vogtle, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wrens, or 13 miles east of Gibson, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 749 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Lincolnton to near Warrenton to 8 miles north of Herndon. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Thurmond Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 506 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Stapleton, or 9 miles northeast of Gibson, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 506 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Augusta to near Jackson to near Millett. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Burke County Dept of highways reported trees down on Scarlett Oaks Dr. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)”
“Burke County dept of highways reported trees down on Craig Rd near Winter Rd. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)”
- Wind Unknown 7 WSW Plant Vogtle SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 S Hephzibah SPC verified report
Saturday, February 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 118 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Avera to near Harrison to near Allentown. Movement was east at 65 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Burke County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Burke County, GA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 63 severe weather events in Burke County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Burke County recently?
Yes — 16 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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