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Atlanta hail season 2001
15 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 8 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2001 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2001, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2001 | 3 | 1.75" | POLK, COBB, LAURENS |
| May 24, 2001 | 3 | 2.75" | POLK, FORSYTH, DAWSON |
| June 26, 2001 | 2 | 1.00" | COBB, CHEROKEE |
| June 25, 2001 | 2 | 1.00" | COBB, BARTOW |
| February 16, 2001 | 2 | 1.75" | CLAYTON, PAULDING |
“The Polk County 911 center and an amateur radio operator reported dime to golf ball size hail from near Fish and Fish Creek west to Cedartown. The golf ball size hail was confined to the Cedartown area.”
— NWS event narrative, June 3, 2001 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 2 · May 5 · Jun 7 · Jul 1
Wind context: the record also holds 10 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2001 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Atlanta claim from 2001?
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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.