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Athens storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Athens, GA, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

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    Severe weather in Athens by the numbers

    11.9severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    1.3hail days a year
    21storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.00″biggest hail since 2016 (Jul 21, 2018)
    8tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF1

    Athens gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 360 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 36 hail reports, 316 damaging-wind reports and 8 tornado reports. On average that is 11.9 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 58% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 1 hail report, 20 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Athens; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Nov 8, 2025.

    Latest storm reports near Athens

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 20, 2026Damaging wind3 mi NW · Clarke Co.
    Sep 19, 2026Damaging wind24 mi S · Morgan Co.
    Sep 5, 2026Damaging wind19 mi SE · Oglethorpe Co.
    Aug 17, 2026Damaging wind21 mi SW · Walton Co.
    Aug 2, 2026Damaging wind24 mi NW · Jackson Co.
    Jul 11, 2026Damaging wind5 mi SE · Clarke Co.
    Jul 10, 2026Damaging wind24 mi SW · Walton Co.
    Jun 18, 2026Damaging wind18 mi SW · Morgan Co.
    Jun 14, 2026Damaging wind14 mi SW · Walton Co.
    May 21, 2026Damaging wind23 mi SW · Walton Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    02243648616: 18 damaging wind16: 2 tornado1617: 17 hail17: 23 damaging wind17: 2 tornado1718: 6 hail18: 26 damaging wind1819: 1 hail19: 23 damaging wind1920: 2 hail20: 23 damaging wind2021: 4 hail21: 10 damaging wind21: 4 tornado2122: 2 hail22: 16 damaging wind2223: 86 damaging wind2324: 1 hail24: 26 damaging wind2425: 3 hail25: 47 damaging wind2526: 18 damaging wind26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Athens

    022446688Jan: 10JanFeb: 19FebMar: 26MarApr: 35AprMay: 38MayJun: 63JunJul: 88JulAug: 59AugSep: 15SepOct: 0OctNov: 6NovDec: 1Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Athens

    Athens averages 1.3 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 2 miles from the city centre on Jul 21, 2018. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Athens

    There have been 8 tornado reports within 25 miles of Athens since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Aug 17, 2021, 14 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Athens

    Does Athens get a lot of severe storms?

    Athens averages 11.9 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Athens?

    Most severe-weather reports around Athens come in June, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Athens?

    2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Jul 21, 2018, 2 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Athens?

    Yes — 8 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Aug 17, 2021.

    How do I get storm alerts for Athens?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Athens, GA. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Athens, GA. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.