McDuffie County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in McDuffie County, Georgia? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 45 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 33 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 12 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 McDuffie 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.
Monday, August 10, 2026
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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
3 NWS warnings — 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...”
“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...”
- Wind 55 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 156 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Harlem, or 8 miles southeast of Thomson, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 0.25" McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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...”
“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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
4 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 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...”
- Wind 55 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Hail 0.5" McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
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 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 55 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Thomson, 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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 339 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Thomson, 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...”
“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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 11, 2026
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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 24, 2026
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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — 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...”
“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" McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 N Thomson SPC verified report
Friday, May 22, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 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 McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 SE Thomson SPC verified report
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“McDuffie county dispatch reported trees down along I-20 near mile marker 169. (CAE)”
- Wind Unknown 4 NW Thomson SPC verified report
Thursday, March 12, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“McDuffie County dispatch reported numerous trees and several power lines down throughout the county. (CAE)”
“Trained spotter relayed pictures via Facebook of downed trees off of Quail Farm Road near Brier Creek. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)”
- Wind Unknown 1 SE Thomson SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 6 S Thomson SPC verified report
Friday, February 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 915 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Thomson, moving east at 40 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 McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
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...”
- Wind 50 mph McDuffie County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in McDuffie County, GA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 45 severe weather events in McDuffie 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 McDuffie County recently?
Yes — 12 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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