Wayne 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 Wayne County, Georgia? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 46 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 31 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 15 hail reports with hail up to 0.88". 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.
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Last 30 days in Wayne County
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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.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Offerman to near Nicholls. Movement was southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph, excessive cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 416 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Waynesville, or 9 miles east of Nahunta, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph, excessive cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring.”
- Wind 55 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Gardi, moving northeast at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph, excessive cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring.”
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 526 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hazlehurst to near Screven. Movement was northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“EM reported a few trees were downed on powerlines between Jesup and Odum along Empire Rd. Time based on Radar. (JAX)”
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 W Jesup SPC verified report
Sunday, July 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Odum, or 10 miles northwest of Jesup, moving north 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Odum.”
“At 439 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Screven, or 10 miles southwest of Jesup, moving north 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Screven and Odum.”
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 418 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Thalmann, or 8 miles northwest of Dock Junction, moving east at 5 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Dock Junction, Everett, Thalmann, and Boys Estate.”
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 759 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Santa Claus to Plant Hatch to near Odum to 6 miles southeast of Doctortown. Movement was south 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 715 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gordonia Altamaha State Park to 10 miles southwest of Mendes to 7 miles west of Donald to Ludowici. Movement was south 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 Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 423 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gardi, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Locations impacted include... Gardi and Mount Pleasant.”
- Wind 55 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 19, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 849 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Screven, or 9 miles southwest of Gardi, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Everett, Waynesville, Thalmann, Broadhurst, Mount Pleasant, and Hortense.”
“At 152 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Plant Hatch to 7 miles south of Nicholls. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible.”
- Wind 55 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 545 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Surrency, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Locations impacted include... Baxley and Surrency.”
“At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bristol, or 7 miles northwest of Patterson, moving 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... Jesup, Screven, Odum, and Bristol.”
- Wind 55 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 713 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Everett to near Kingsland. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 353 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking scattered strong thunderstorm centered from Blackshear to just west of Screven, moving southeast at 10 to 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 252 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking scattered thunderstorms centered near Patterson, Jesup and Hoboken, moving southeast at 10 to 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Waycross, Jesup, Blackshear, Nahunta, Patterson, Dock Junction, Gardi, Screven, Odum, and Offerman.”
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 621 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Doctortown, or near Jesup, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Jesup, Odum, and Doctortown.”
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 415 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hickox to near Jacksonville International Arpt. Movement was 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... St.”
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 640 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms centered over Bristol, or near Patterson, moving north at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Patterson, Offerman, Bristol, and New Lacy.”
“At 609 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Blackshear to near Raybon. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Blackshear, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Blackshear, Patterson, Offerman, and Bristol.”
“At 447 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fort Mudge, or 7 miles west of Nahunta, moving north 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 17, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 255 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Offerman, or over Patterson, moving north at 10 to 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Patterson, Screven, and Offerman.”
“At 222 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Screven, or 9 miles northeast of Patterson, moving northwest at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts around 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Screven, Odum, and Offerman.”
- Hail 0.88" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 647 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Screven, or 11 miles north of Patterson, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts around 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 723 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a landspout 7 miles east of Screven, or 8 miles southwest of Gardi, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Landspouts, wind gusts around 40 mph, and pea size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 709 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Everett, or 8 miles southeast of Gardi, 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 123 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Townsend to 8 miles southwest of Folkston. Movement was east 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... Brunswick, St.”
“At 1226 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Needmore, or 8 miles west of Fargo, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Waycross, Jasper, Folkston, Homerville, Nahunta, Fargo, Argyle, Stephen Foster State Park, Homeland, and Du Pont.”
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 936 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cox to 7 miles east of Hickox. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Brunswick, St.”
“Damage to roof of home in the Odum area. Time estimated from radar. (JAX)”
- Wind 55 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Odum SPC verified report
Sunday, February 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 332 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Boggy Bay to near Stephen Foster State Park to 16 miles east of Fargo. Movement was east at 50 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 Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, January 25, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 857 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms capable of producing a landspout along a line extending from near Thalmann to 8 miles west of Race Pond. Movement was east at 20 mph. Hazard: Landspouts and wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 815 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms capable of producing a landspout along a line extending from Gardi to 11 miles southeast of Du Pont. Movement was east at 20 mph. Hazard: Landspouts and wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wayne County NWS severe weather mention
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Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Wayne County, GA?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 46 severe weather events in Wayne 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 Wayne County recently?
Yes — 15 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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