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Atlanta hail season 2017
16 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 8 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2017 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2017, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2017 | 7 | 1.75" | FAYETTE, FULTON, CARROLL, DOUGLAS |
| May 30, 2017 | 2 | 1.25" | BUTTS, SPALDING |
| March 21, 2017 | 2 | 1.00" | GWINNETT, BARROW |
| July 7, 2017 | 1 | 1.00" | PAULDING |
| May 12, 2017 | 1 | 1.00" | GWINNETT |
“The Fulton County Emergency Manager relayed a report from the Fire Chief of golf ball size hail in Chattahoochee Hills area around the intersection of Wilkerson Mill Road and Cascade-Palmetto Road.”
— NWS event narrative, April 5, 2017 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 4 · Apr 8 · May 3 · Jul 1
Wind context: the record also holds 123 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2017 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Atlanta claim from 2017?
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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.