Hail in Fulton County, Georgia

Hail April 23, 2009 · Fulton County, Georgia

1.75 in

Hail diameter

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that golf ball-sized hail fell at Turner Field just southeast of Atlanta. The public observed penny-sized hail on the north side of Atlanta. This was the fourth severe thunderstorm to track across Fulton county during the evening of April 23rd.

The wider storm

A strong shortwave, embedded within northwest flow aloft, combined with a very unstable surface air mass to result in the development of numerous northwest to southeastward moving large hail producing severe thunderstorms...primarily during the afternoon and evening hours. Many reports of quarter to golf ball-sized hail were received across primarily the northern half of the state during these hours.

Began near Atlanta (33.8279, -84.4000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 168147. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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