Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Effingham County, Georgia? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 43 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 41 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 2 hail reports with hail up to 0.75". 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.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Effingham County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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.
See the specifics — free →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.
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 430 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Tarboro, moving east 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... Ridgeland, Jasper, Tillman, Switzerland, Tarboro, Grahamville, Ebenezer, Pineland, Robertville and Old House.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 636 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Godley Station, moving east 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...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles north of Stilson, moving northeast 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... Springfield, Guyton, Newington, Oliver, Egypt, Kildare, Shawnee, Leefield, Stilson and Captolo.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 832 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Sylvania to over Leefield, moving northeast 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...”
“At 744 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Blitchton to 7 miles southwest of Bloomingdale, moving northeast 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...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 405 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Guyton, moving northeast 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... Springfield, Guyton, Shawnee, Egypt, Kildare, Pineora, Stillwell, Marlow, Tusculum and Griffin Lake.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Guyton, moving east 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... Springfield, Rincon, Hardeeville, Guyton, Stillwell, Ebenezer, Purysburgh, Tillman, Pineora and Marlow.”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Emergency manager reported power lines down in roadway. Time estimated by radar. (CHS)”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 433 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Tillman to over Eden, moving east 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... Pooler, Springfield, Godley Station, Rincon, Port Wentworth, Stillwell, Ebenezer, Purysburgh, Pineora and Marlow.”
“At 511 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Godley Station, moving southeast at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 202 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles south of Tillman, moving south at 15 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... Bluffton, Ridgeland, Jasper, Rincon, Hardeeville, Purysburgh, Ebenezer, Tillman, Switzerland and Stillwell.”
“At 243 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Scotia, moving south 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... Estill, Furman, Scotia, Robertville, Pineland, Garnett, Tarboro, Shirley and Clyo.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 834 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Metter, moving northeast at 15 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... Statesboro, Metter, Sylvania, Portal, Newington, Pulaski, Oliver, Register, Rocky Ford and Dover.”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1044 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 29 miles north of Perkins to 23 miles west of Gordonia Altamaha State Park, moving east at 40 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 340 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Blitchton, moving northeast at 30 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... Pooler, Springfield, Godley Station, Savannah International Airport, Rincon, Port Wentworth, Bloomingdale, Guyton, Marlow and Eden.”
6 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 648 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pooler, moving east at 35 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...”
“Emergency manager reports a tree fell into powerlines behind a residence... causing arcing and a power outage. (CHS)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 454 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Egypt, moving northwest 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... Leefield and Gwinetts Crossing.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 349 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clyo, moving north 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... Furman, Scotia, Garnett, Robertville, Shirley, Pineland, Clyo, Brighton, Cosby and Tuckasee King.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 913 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Hiltonia to 9 miles northeast of Donald, moving east at 45 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...”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 43 severe weather events in Effingham County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 2 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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