Hail Swath Map Preview
The Columbus, GA hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.00". There are 1 public hail reports, 8 public wind reports, and 16 nearby tornado reports listed for the April 5, 2022 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Columbus, GA Hail Map
The April 5, 2022 hail swath map for Columbus, GA covers approximately 286 square miles and includes an estimated 19,805 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 156 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 11,823 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 156 sq mi | 11,823 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 112 sq mi | 7,541 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 13 sq mi | 265 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 5 sq mi | 176 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Columbus, GA Hail Swath Map
Inside the April 5, 2022 hail swath map area for Columbus, GA, HailGeeks estimates 8,245 single-family homes, 367 townhomes, and 2,745 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 5,013 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 5,013 | 353 | 1,768 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 3,048 | 14 | 956 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 114 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 70 | 0 | 21 |
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Counties Inside the Columbus, GA Hail Map
Hail from the April 5, 2022 storm was mapped across 12 counties in the Columbus, GA region. Upson County, GA had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.00" with roughly 889 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Columbus, GA Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 3 cities near Columbus, GA. Tuskegee, AL had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 2,314 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Columbus, GA Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the April 5, 2022 Columbus, GA hail map spans 11 ZIP codes. ZIP 30204 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 371.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the April 5, 2022 hail map for Columbus, GA currently list 1 public hail reports, 8 public wind reports, and 16 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 5, 2022 9:14 AM CT |
1.25 in | 3 ESE Piedmont | GA | HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT THE MARATHON GAS STATION. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 5, 2022 11:15 AM CT | 5 N Reeltown | AL | POSSIBLE TORNADO. TREES AND HOUSES DAMAGED ON WILDLIFE RD. | |
April 5, 2022 11:52 AM CT | 2 NNE Beans Crossroads | AL | BARN DESTROYED AND 20 OR MORE TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. ABOUT A QUARTER MILE OF DAMAGE ON BULLOCK CR14. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
April 5, 2022 1:08 PM CT | 2 W Lumpkin | GA | TORNADO POSSIBLE. | |
April 5, 2022 1:14 PM CT | 3 WNW Atwater | GA | MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO OUT BUILDING ON SMYRNA ROAD | |
April 5, 2022 1:23 PM CT | 2 WNW Thomaston | GA | LARGE TREE DOWNED ACROSS GA 74 W AT POTATO CREEK BRIDGE | |
April 5, 2022 1:51 PM CT | 4 SSW Ideal | GA | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES ARE DOWN. | |
April 5, 2022 1:53 PM CT | 1 E Fickling Mill | GA | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE... DOWNED TREES... AND DOWNED POWERLINES ALONG SR 137 BETWEEN SR 208 NORTH TO CROWELL ROAD. | |
April 5, 2022 2:00 PM CT | 1 ESE Bartlett | GA | STRUCTURES DAMAGED AT THE TYSON FEED MILL. MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 5, 2022 11:19 AM CT | UNK | 1 N Franklin | AL | A SMALL BUT CLEARLY DISCERNIBLE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST 4.9 MILES SOUTH OF THE KMXX RADAR ALONG ALABAMA HIGHWAY 49 IN THE FRANKLIN COMMUNITY. A FEW SMALL LIMBS WERE BROKEN IN TREES JUST EAST OF HWY 49 JUST EAST OF THE ROAD. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEASTWARD... CROSSING LARGELY HARVESTED FOREST FIELDS AS IT APPROACHED MACON COUNTY ROAD 36... BREAKING A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS OR CAUSING A FEW TREES TO BE LEFT LEANING INTO OTHERS. THE NARROW TORNADO CONTINUED ACROSS OPEN FIELDS BEFORE BREAKING LARGE LIMBS ON TREES ALONG CHEWACLA CREEK. AFTER CROSSING THE CREEK... THE TORNADO CROSSED THE SITE OF THE HISTORIC TUSKEGEE ARMY AIRFIELD... SNAPPING OR UPROOTING NUMEROUS YOUNG SOFTWOOD TREES... AND CONTINUED ACROSS MACON COUNTY ROAD 56. THE TORNADO THEN SEEMED TO INTENSIFY SOMEWHAT AS IT APPROACHED ALABAMA HIGHWAY 199... WHERE 10 TO 20 MATURE PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED. THE TORNADO QUICKLY WEAKENED AND DISSIPATED JUST EAST OF HWY 199 IN THE VICINITY OF BULGER CREEK. |
April 5, 2022 11:20 AM CT | UNK | 2 N Franklin | AL | TREES DOWN NEAR CTY RD 36 AND HWY 49. TREES ALSO DOWN ON CTY RD 56 AND HWY 199. TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURE. |
April 5, 2022 11:22 AM CT | UNK | 4 NNW Reeltown | AL | AN EF-0 TORNADO TRACK WAS CONFIRMED IN SOUTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY... JUST NORTHWEST OF REELTOWN ALONG A PORTION OF BUCK CREEK. DAMAGE MAINLY CONSISTED OF DOWNED TREES WITH SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY FALLEN TREES/LIMBS. |
April 5, 2022 11:45 AM CT | UNK | 2 ESE Ridge Grove | AL | AN EF-0 TORNADO TRACK WAS CONFIRMED NEAR BLACKMAN IN WESTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY. AN OUTBUILDING WAS DAMAGED WITH SHEET METAL BLOWN DOWNWIND. OTHERWISE... SOME TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE SHORT PATH OF THE TORNADO. |
April 5, 2022 11:50 AM CT | UNK | 2 N Beans Crossroads | AL | A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND CAUSED MINOR TREE DAMAGE JUST EAST OF MASCOT ROAD. IT MOVED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS INACCESSIBLE FORESTED LAND... AND CROSSED BEAVERDAM CREEK. AS IT APPROACHED BULLOCK COUNTY ROAD 14 IN THE HIGH RIDGE AREA... THE TORNADO INTENSIFIED AND BROADENED... UPROOTING OR SNAPPING LARGE LIMBS ON NUMEROUS HARDWOOD TREES... ESPECIALLY ALONGSIDE THE ROAD. THE TORNADO THEN DESCENDED THE HIGH RIDGE AREA INTO THE VALLEY TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST... AND DISSIPATED SOMEWHERE OVER INACCESSIBLE LAND WEST OF ALABAMA HIGHWAY 223. |
April 5, 2022 12:29 PM CT | UNK | Mauk | GA | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE... DOWNED TREES... AND DOWNED POWERLINES ON HENRY CURRINGTON ROAD AND HAYS ROAD |
April 5, 2022 12:38 PM CT | UNK | 1 NW Old Creek Town Rec | AL | THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN FORESTED LAND JUST NORTH OF THE END OF THE YOHOLO MICCO TRAIL EXTENSION... EAST OF CHEWALLA CREEK. IT MOVED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AND INTENSIFIED AS IT APPROACHED AND CROSSED US HIGHWAY 82... WHERE A FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED AND ONE TREE WAS SNAPPED. THE TORNADO CROSSED MAINLY OPEN FIELDS AS IT CONTINUED IN THE SAME DIRECTION. AS IT CROSSED US HIGHWAY 431... A LARGE PECAN TREE WAS UPROOTED AND FELL ON A HOUSE... RENDERING IT UNLIVABLE. THE TORNADO BEGAN TO WEAKEN AS IT CROSSED MORE OPEN FIELDS... AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO A FEW LARGE LIMBS ALONG THE TREELINE BEFORE DISSIPATING QUICKLY THEREAFTER. |
April 5, 2022 1:29 PM CT | UNK | 3 NNW Mauk | GA | NWS SURVEY DETERMINED AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE COMMUNITY OF MAUK. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE TRACK AND SEVERAL HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE ALONG THE 3.1 MILE TRACK. |
April 5, 2022 1:31 PM CT | UNK | 3 NNW Mauk | GA | NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG HWY 90 NEAR HENRY CURRINGTON RD IN NORTHWEST TAYLOR COUNTY |
April 5, 2022 1:50 PM CT | UNK | 4 N Butler | GA | ANOTHER EF-1 TORNADO FORMED FROM THE SAME STORM THAT PRODUCED THE WESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY TORNADO. THE TORNADO REACHED PEAK INTENSITY NEAR FICKLING MILL WHERE LARGE GROVES OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND THE MILL SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. |
April 5, 2022 2:01 PM CT | UNK | 2 NNW Fountainville | GA | AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FOUNTAINVILLE COMMUNITY. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE 17.5 MILE TRACK WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR DAMAGE TO A TYSON PLANT AND A MOBILE HOME AS WELL AS OUTBUILDINGS AT WHITEWATER STATE PARK. |
April 5, 2022 2:04 PM CT | UNK | Whitewater State Park | GA | SEVERAL BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES AT THE WATER PARK. MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD. |
April 5, 2022 2:05 PM CT | UNK | 2 SW Roberta | GA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED ALONG MONCRIEF RD AND HWY 128. |
April 5, 2022 2:07 PM CT | UNK | 3 SW Roberta | GA | AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AS IT APPROACHED ROBERTA ALONG HIGHWAY 128. A NUMBER OF HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE ALONG THE TRACK WITH NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE ALSO DESTROYED. |
April 5, 2022 2:08 PM CT | UNK | 1 ESE Bartlett | GA | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AT HIGHWAY 90 AND LOBLOLLY RD. |
April 5, 2022 2:11 PM CT | UNK | Whitewater State Park | GA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AT WHITEWATER RD. AND HWY 128. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the April 5, 2022 Columbus, GA storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Columbus, GA Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Columbus, GA region as the April 5, 2022 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 14, 2021 through Mar 16, 2022, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.25", and the most recent map shown is from Mar 16, 2022.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Columbus, GA
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