Hail in Atlanta since 2016
The Storm Prediction Center logged 162 hail reports in Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton, Cherokee, Forsyth, Henry, Douglas, Fayette, Rockdale and Paulding counties from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026, on 56 different days. The largest was 2.50 inches, at 1 NW Woodstock on April 10, 2025. The busiest day was April 10, 2025, with 18 reports.
Hail reports by year
2025 had the most reports (44). The 2026 count runs through September 27, 2026. Report counts rise and fall with how many people were watching and reporting, not only with how much hail fell.
Which months bring hail to Atlanta
April, June and July account for 71% of the reports.
How big the hail was
| Reported size | For scale, the NWS compares it to | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 to 1.74 in | quarter, half dollar, ping pong ball | 140 | 86.4% |
| 1.75 to 2.49 in | golf ball, hen egg | 19 | 11.7% |
| 2.50 to 3.99 in | tennis ball, baseball, teacup | 3 | 1.9% |
| 4.00 in and up | softball or larger | 0 | 0.0% |
The largest hail reported
| Date | Size | Place | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2018 8:12 pm EDT | 2.50 in | 2 WSW Dacula, Gwinnett Co. | REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 29 AND HIGHWAY 316. (FFC) |
| July 21, 2018 8:13 pm EDT | 2.50 in | 1 SSE Dacula, Gwinnett Co. | NUMEROUS GOLF BALL HAIL STONES WITH SOME TENNIS BALL HAIL MIXED IN. HARBINS RD AND HWY 316. CONFIRMED BY ANOTHER REPORT IN THE AREA FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE. (FFC) |
| April 10, 2025 8:02 pm EDT | 2.50 in | 1 NW Woodstock, Cherokee Co. | Corrected time from previous hail report from 1 NW Woodstock. 2.5 inch hail at Old Deerfield Ln. (FFC) |
| April 10, 2025 7:50 pm EDT | 2.00 in | 3 S Emerson, Paulding Co. | Hen egg sized hail reported near Dabbs Bridge Road and Dripping Rock Trail. (FFC) |
| April 10, 2025 8:00 pm EDT | 2.00 in | 2 NW Woodstock, Cherokee Co. | (FFC) |
| April 5, 2017 8:44 am EDT | 1.75 in | 1 NNE Carlton Woods, Fulton Co. | REPORTS OF GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WAS BEING REPORTED BY THE FIRE CHIEF IN CHATTAHOOCHEE HILLS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WILKERSON MILL RD AND CASCADE PALMETTO HWY (FFC) |
| April 5, 2017 9:29 pm EDT | 1.75 in | Union, Paulding Co. | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR HWY 101 AND HWY 120 IN PAULDING COUNTY. (FFC) |
| March 19, 2018 11:10 pm EDT | 1.75 in | 3 WSW Sandtown, Fulton Co. | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CAMPBELLTON ROAD AND FULTON INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD. (FFC) |
| March 19, 2018 11:21 pm EDT | 1.75 in | 1 S Fairburn, Fulton Co. | GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT SENOIA RD EXIT ON I-85 IN FAIRBURN. (FFC) |
| July 21, 2018 8:11 pm EDT | 1.75 in | 2 NE Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co. | SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO AND REPORT OF GOLF BALL HAIL NEAR THE LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT (FFC) |
The days with the most hail reports
| Date | Reports | Largest | Counties with reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2025 | 18 | 2.50 in | Cherokee, Douglas, Forsyth, Gwinnett and Paulding |
| June 26, 2025 | 14 | 1.75 in | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett |
| July 21, 2018 | 12 | 2.50 in | Cherokee, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton and Gwinnett |
| April 24, 2021 | 11 | 1.75 in | Clayton, DeKalb, Forsyth and Gwinnett |
| March 26, 2023 | 10 | 1.75 in | Fulton, Gwinnett and Henry |
| September 12, 2023 | 7 | 1.75 in | Cobb and Paulding |
| June 27, 2025 | 6 | 1.25 in | Cherokee, Clayton and Fulton |
| April 6, 2016 | 5 | 1.00 in | Cherokee and Forsyth |
| April 5, 2017 | 5 | 1.75 in | Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett and Paulding |
| March 19, 2018 | 5 | 1.75 in | Fulton, Henry and Paulding |
Storm dates in Atlanta with their own page
Every local date since January 1, 2021 with 5 or more spotter hail reports in the metro. Each page lists the reports and what radar recorded.
2025
- April 10, 2025 18 reports, up to 2.50 in
- June 26, 2025 14 reports, up to 1.75 in
- June 27, 2025 6 reports, up to 1.25 in
2023
- March 26, 2023 10 reports, up to 1.75 in
- September 12, 2023 7 reports, up to 1.75 in
2021
- April 24, 2021 11 reports, up to 1.75 in
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Counts are Storm Prediction Center hail reports from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026 whose coordinates fall inside Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton, Cherokee, Forsyth, Henry, Douglas, Fayette, Rockdale and Paulding counties. The daily logs are preliminary, and a storm nobody reported is missing from them. Radar signatures, which do not depend on anyone watching, appear on each storm-date page and in the address report. How these pages are built.