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Atlanta hail season 1999
98 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 25 storm days, max 2.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1999 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1999, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1999 | 22 | 1.75" | SPALDING, COWETA, BUTTS, HENRY |
| July 24, 1999 | 11 | 2.00" | NEWTON, FAYETTE, CLAYTON, ROCKDALE |
| May 6, 1999 | 10 | 2.50" | DOUGLAS, HARALSON, CARROLL, FULTON |
| September 21, 1999 | 5 | 1.75" | GWINNETT, FULTON, DE KALB, BARROW |
| July 6, 1999 | 5 | 1.75" | HENRY, GWINNETT, FULTON, CHEROKEE |
“There were several reports of hail ranging from nickel to half dollar size.”
— NWS event narrative, May 13, 1999 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 5 · Mar 2 · Apr 3 · May 46 · Jun 16 · Jul 16 · Aug 4 · Sep 6
Wind context: the record also holds 9 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1999 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Atlanta claim from 1999?
These are aggregates. A claim file needs the per-address record: every recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of the property, distances, official narratives, and citations an adjuster can check line by line. That's the report — generated in seconds, hosted on HailEvidence (the neutral evidence surface), formatted as an insurance-appeal attachment.
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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.