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Atlanta hail season 1997
62 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 15 storm days, max 4.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1997 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1997, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 1997 | 15 | 1.75" | COWETA, FAYETTE, WALTON, DOUGLAS |
| April 22, 1997 | 12 | 4.00" | WALTON, COBB, GWINNETT, PAULDING |
| April 28, 1997 | 10 | 2.50" | CARROLL, DOUGLAS, FULTON, DE KALB |
| July 28, 1997 | 7 | 1.25" | HENRY, NEWTON, WALTON |
| October 25, 1997 | 3 | 1.00" | MERIWETHER, COWETA, FORSYTH |
“A Weather Channel employee reported golfball sized hail in the Dunwoody area along and on the Fulton - De Kalb counties line. Another report from the public was of half-dollar sized hail in the same area.”
— NWS event narrative, September 10, 1997 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jan 1 · Apr 23 · May 4 · Jun 4 · Jul 11 · Sep 15 · Oct 3 · Nov 1
Wind context: the record also holds 18 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1997 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Atlanta claim from 1997?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 45 miles of the Atlanta anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.