Hart County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Hart County, Georgia recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 24 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 33 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 9 high-wind reports with gusts up to 75 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 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 Hart County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
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
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 720 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Seneca, or 4 miles northeast of Tugaloo State Park, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 729 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Elberton, or near Bowman, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 704 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Elberton, or near Carlton, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 414 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Elberton, or 4 miles southeast of Bowman, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Carnesville, moving east at 20 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 hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 606 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Toccoa, or near Avalon, moving east at 25 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 hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 339 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Toccoa to 3 miles northeast of Carnesville to 8 miles north of Danielsville. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
“911 Call Center reported multiple trees down just outside the city limit of Hartwell. (GSP)”
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 E Hartwell SPC verified report
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 815 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles south of Hartwell, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 619 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Clemson, or near Lake Hartwell, moving southwest at 10 mph. Additional storms may develop out ahead of the current area of thunderstorms through 715 PM EDT. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and up to half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“Multiple trees down in the Reed Creek and Shoal Creek areas of northern Hart County. Time approximate. (GSP)”
- Hail 0.5" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 E Lavonia SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Hartwell SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 814 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles northeast of Danielsville, or 5 miles west of Bowman, 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 Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 624 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles south of Toccoa, or 5 miles west of Avalon, moving northeast at 60 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 Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 118 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Carnesville, or over Victoria Bryant State Park, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 75 mph
“A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of 60-75 mph wind extending from just east of Hartwell to far northeast Elbert County. The damaging wind swath began near Hart St (GSP)”
“Numerous social media reports of downed and uprooted trees in Reed Creek. Time estimated from radar. (GSP)”
- Wind 75 mph 3 NE Hartwell SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NW Reed Creek SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 ESE Hartwell SPC verified report
Sunday, May 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 821 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Hartwell, or near Bowman, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of Carnesville, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 305 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Carnesville, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 654 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of Carnesville, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1155 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of Hartwell, or near Reed Creek, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1026 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Anderson, or over Lake Hartwell, moving 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 hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hart County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Hart County, GA?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 33 severe weather events in Hart 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 Hart County recently?
Yes — 24 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.