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Atlanta hail season 2009
69 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 8 storm days, max 4.25". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2009 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2009, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2009 | 20 | 1.75" | HENRY, CLAYTON, FULTON, DOUGLAS |
| April 10, 2009 | 20 | 1.75" | SPALDING, COWETA, NEWTON, CARROLL |
| February 18, 2009 | 14 | 4.25" | COWETA, JASPER, HENRY, BUTTS |
| March 28, 2009 | 7 | 1.75" | SPALDING, HENRY, FAYETTE, ROCKDALE |
| May 15, 2009 | 3 | 1.00" | HARALSON, CARROLL, DOUGLAS |
“Several reports of large hail were received from the public across Clayton county as a slow moving severe thunderstorm tracked from the northwest to the east central part of the county. The ASOS observer at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport observed penny to quarter-sized hail off and on for a period of 46 minutes. Golf ball-sized hail was reported from the public in Forest Park and Morrow, while”
— NWS event narrative, April 23, 2009 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 14 · Mar 7 · Apr 40 · May 3 · Jun 2 · Aug 3
Wind context: the record also holds 43 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2009 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Atlanta claim from 2009?
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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.