Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Lincoln County, Georgia? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 46 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 35 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 11 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.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Lincoln 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 — hail up to 0.25"
“At 732 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bobby Brown State Park, or 17 miles northeast of Washington, moving southeast at 15 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom Thurmond Should Seek Safe Harbor... 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.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Wrightsboro, or 9 miles southeast of Washington, moving south 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1249 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Belvedere to near Appling to near Wrightsboro. Movement was 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...”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 148 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Camak, or near Warrenton, 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...”
“At 220 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mistletoe State Park, or 16 miles northwest of Evans, moving northeast at 15 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom 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. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1105 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bobby Brown State Park, or 18 miles northeast of Washington, moving southeast at 25 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1035 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lake Strom Thurmond, or 12 miles southeast of Elberton, moving southeast at 25 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom 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. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 642 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hamilton Branch State Park, or 18 miles northwest of Evans, moving northwest at 10 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom Thurmond Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts 35 to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 539 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Riverwood, or near Evans, moving northwest at 10 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom Thurmond Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts 35 to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Evans, Martinez, Appling, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, J.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 446 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking numerous strong thunderstorms, moving north at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and torrential rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 401 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lincolnton, or 13 miles northeast of Washington, moving east at 25 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 124 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tignall, or 9 miles northeast of Washington, 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 136 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hamilton Branch State Park, or 20 miles northwest of Evans, 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bobby Brown State Park, or 14 miles northeast of Washington, moving east 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...”
“At 313 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Edgefield, or 13 miles north of Belvedere, moving east 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... Aiken, Edgefield, Johnston, Ridge Spring, USC Aiken, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, Edgefield County Airport, J.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 402 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Edgefield, or 21 miles north of Martinez, moving east 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...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bobby Brown State Park, or 17 miles northeast of Washington, moving southwest 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...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 418 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lincolnton, or 14 miles east of Washington, moving south 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...”
“At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Calhoun Falls, or 9 miles west of Abbeville, moving southwest at 15 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom Thurmond Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 315 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wrightsboro, or 10 miles south of Washington, moving east 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...”
“At 334 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elijah Clark State Park, or 22 miles northwest of Evans, moving east 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...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 310 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Nancy Hart State Park to near Tignall to near Crawfordville. Movement was east at 35 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 842 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lake Strom Thurmond to 7 miles southwest of Washington to Reynolds at Lake Oconee. Movement was east at 35 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom Thurmond Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts up of 40 to 50 mph and pea size hail.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mistletoe State Park, or 8 miles northeast of Thomson, moving east 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...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lincolnton, or 11 miles east of Washington, moving south at 30 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom 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. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1112 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near J. Strom Thurmond Dam, or 13 miles northwest of Evans, moving east at 15 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom Thurmond Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts from 40 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 820 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Lincolnton, or 19 miles east of Washington, moving northeast at 20 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. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lincolnton, or 14 miles northeast of Washington, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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...”
4 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 552 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elijah Clark State Park, or 23 miles east of Washington, 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...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 430 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Elberton to near Tignall to near Mistletoe State Park. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom 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. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, the foothills and western Piedmont of North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina. WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Saturday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 323 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Cokesbury to 6 miles west of Troy to 6 miles southeast of Washington. Movement was 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...”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 46 severe weather events in Lincoln County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 11 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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