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Atlanta hail season 1998
119 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 24 storm days, max 4.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1998 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1998, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1998 | 22 | 4.00" | COWETA, WALTON, GWINNETT, FULTON |
| May 3, 1998 | 16 | 3.00" | SPALDING, FAYETTE, COWETA, HENRY |
| April 3, 1998 | 13 | 2.50" | SPALDING, FAYETTE, HENRY, CARROLL |
| April 8, 1998 | 12 | 1.75" | PIKE, COWETA, FAYETTE, CLAYTON |
| June 19, 1998 | 10 | 1.75" | COWETA, HENRY, CLAYTON, FULTON |
“Large hail as big as softballs was reported across southern Cherokee county causing damage to cars and RVs. Skylights and glass panels were damaged and destroyed at a hardware store in Woodstock.”
— NWS event narrative, May 7, 1998 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 4 · Mar 1 · Apr 31 · May 52 · Jun 21 · Jul 6 · Aug 3 · Sep 1
Wind context: the record also holds 13 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1998 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Atlanta claim from 1998?
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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.