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Atlanta hail season 2013
35 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 11 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2013 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2013, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2013 | 13 | 2.75" | MERIWETHER, COWETA, HENRY, CLAYTON |
| July 17, 2013 | 6 | 1.75" | COWETA, FULTON, ROCKDALE, PAULDING |
| April 11, 2013 | 6 | 2.75" | GWINNETT, POLK, PAULDING, BARTOW |
| June 12, 2013 | 2 | 1.25" | BUTTS, HENRY |
| April 28, 2013 | 2 | 1.75" | NEWTON |
“The Fulton County Emergency Manager as well as airline and federal employees at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport reported quarter to golfball sized hail at the airport. Numerous windshields were broken on Interstate 85 south.”
— NWS event narrative, March 18, 2013 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jan 1 · Mar 13 · Apr 8 · May 2 · Jun 4 · Jul 7
Wind context: the record also holds 73 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2013 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Atlanta claim from 2013?
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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.