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Atlanta hail season 2011
53 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 14 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2011 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2011, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2011 | 16 | 1.75" | NEWTON, CARROLL, DOUGLAS, COBB |
| March 26, 2011 | 9 | 1.75" | SPALDING, COWETA, GWINNETT, COBB |
| April 4, 2011 | 6 | 1.75" | HENRY, COWETA, DOUGLAS, PAULDING |
| April 15, 2011 | 4 | 1.75" | COBB, FULTON, GWINNETT |
| June 18, 2011 | 3 | 1.75" | WALTON, COBB |
“The public observed golf ball-sized hail in the eastern part of Paulding county near Hiram and a cooperative observer reported quarter-sized hail near New Hope. This was the second severe thunderstorm to move across Paulding county this evening. WSR-88D radar data strongly suggested that hail of quarter-size or larger likely impacted a large portion of the county from Yorkville to Hiram.”
— NWS event narrative, June 15, 2011 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 3 · Mar 10 · Apr 12 · May 2 · Jun 22 · Jul 3 · Sep 1
Wind context: the record also holds 116 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2011 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Atlanta claim from 2011?
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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.