Storm reports for January 5, 2007

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On January 5, 2007, 3 hail, 35 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Douglas County, GA.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage and 15 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (44 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pickens County, SC (near Liberty) · Tornado F1 · $50,000 · 15 injuries
  “This tornado touched down very briefly in the parking lot of the Liberty Elementary School. Nine vehicles were severely damaged. At least 4 vehicles were lifted off the ground or flipped over by the wind. Some of the vehicles were occupied by parents awaiting school dismissal.”
• Rockdale County, GA (near Conyers) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $350,000
  “The Rockdale Citizen of Conyers reported that extensive damage occurred to the Rockdale County Highschool and nearby areas. The roof of the press box was shattered and windows were broken in the stadium from high winds. The fence around the baseball field was crushed from a number of downed trees.”
• Henry County, GA (near Stockbridge) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $250,000
  “A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, GA confirmed straight-line winds, not a tornado, caused extensive damage from Stockbridge to McDonough.”
• Coweta County, GA (near Sargent) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service, Peachtree City, Georgia, concluded that an F1 tornado had touched down approximately five miles south-southwest of Sargent, between mile marker 6 and 7 on Georgia Highway 34.”
• Troup County, GA (near La Grange) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $200,000
  “The LaGrange Daily News reported that several buildings were damaged or destroyed and numerous trees and power lines were down, mostly in the north part of the county and in the LaGrange area.”
• Jackson County, GA (near Pendergrass) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $75,000
  “The Jackson County 911 Center reported that thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage across mainly the north part of the county from Pendergrass to Commerce. In the north part of the county at 36 Banks Road, just of U.S.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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