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Atlanta hail season 2008
58 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 15 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2008 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2008, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2008 | 27 | 2.75" | SPALDING, BUTTS, FAYETTE, NEWTON |
| May 20, 2008 | 6 | 2.75" | HENRY, JASPER, GWINNETT, COBB |
| July 22, 2008 | 5 | 1.75" | BUTTS, DOUGLAS, BARROW, GWINNETT |
| April 4, 2008 | 4 | 1.75" | COWETA, POLK, BARTOW, CHEROKEE |
| May 11, 2008 | 3 | 1.75" | FULTON, CLAYTON, WALTON |
“The Fulton County Emergency Management Director observed baseball-sized hail across downtown Atlanta. Because of the extensive damage caused by the tornado the previous evening, it was hard to distinguish what damage was caused by the hail, but chards of glass were reported to have been spread across much of the downtown area. In addition, the public reported golf ball-sized hail southwest of Six Flags, just south ”
— NWS event narrative, March 15, 2008 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 29 · Apr 6 · May 11 · Jun 1 · Jul 8 · Aug 2 · Sep 1
Wind context: the record also holds 92 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2008 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Atlanta claim from 2008?
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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.