De Kalb storm history

Strong post-frontal winds combined with saturated grounds brought down a large tree on a home, killing one person.

At approximately 12:30 PM EST northwest winds of 20 to 25 MPH with gusts 30 to 40 MPH caused a tree to fall at the Mystery Valley Golf Club in Lithonia. The tree struck a United States Postal Service vehicle driven by a 36 year old male postal worker. The vehicle left the roadway…

The Atlanta Police Department, as well as the local Atlanta television stations, reported that a strong winds following a cold frontal passage combined with wet soils caused a tree to fall down on a Georgia Power truck. The employee was killed when the tree fell on his truck at t…

The Atlanta-Journal/Constitution reported that a 34-year old man of Douglasville, who was installing a pool at a private residence, was struck and killed by lightning while leaning against a truck outside at the site. The bolt of lightning struck the ground about 30 feet from whe…

The public reported hail as large as golf balls in the East Lake area.

The DeKalb County Emergency Manager reported hundreds of trees and many power lines blown down across the county. Two hundred sixty seven homes and businesses were damaged, mainly by falling trees and large limbs, with 65 of them reported destroyed or sustaining major damage. Ove…

Record, and in some cases catastrophic, flooding continued to expand across the northern and western portions of the Atlanta metropolitan area as renewed rounds of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rain tracked repeatedly over the same areas throughout the day. Portions o…

DeKalb county emergency management personnel and USGS stream gages confirmed that major to record flooding continued to expand into all parts of the county. Hundreds of homes, apartments, businesses, and roads sustained damages from flooding. A number of culverts and/or bridges w…

The public observed penny-sized hail in the Tucker area and penny to golf ball-sized hail in the Stone Mountain area. Radar data suggests that large hail likely fell from Tucker to Stone Mountain and points just to the east.

The public reported nickel to golf-ball sized hail across northern DeKalb county from Chamblee to Tucker.

The public observed golf ball-sized hail across the central and southeast portions of DeKalb county from west of Decatur to Lithonia.

Several reports of large hail were received from the public across eastern DeKalb county from just south of Stone Mountain to the Rockdale county line south of Lithonia. Quarter-sized hail reports in the Lithonia area were common, with one report of golf ball to tennis ball-sized…

An employee of the DeKalb County Water Department reported that hail ranging in size from pennies to greater than golf ball, on the order of 2.0 inches in diameter fell.

Numerous reports were received from the DeKalb County Emergency Manager, the media, and the public of extensive flooding across much of the Atlanta metropolitan area, especially the northern parts of the county. Widespread flooding of roads, streets, and highways was reported thr…

According to the Drought Monitor, D2 Severe Drought conditions were introduced to portions of western DeKalb County on October 7, 2025. The D2 Severe Drought expanded to include the entire county by the end of the month and persisted into November.

ASOS at Dekalb Peachtree Airport (KPDK) reported a gust to 60mph.

Trees down on residence with structural damage on 1500 block of alverado way.

Several trees down in a line from Druid Hills to Scottdale. One tree fell on an old historic home at West Trinity place and another on Wylie St SE.

ASOS at Peachtree-DeKalb (KPDK) measured a wind gust of 40 mph.

Emergency manager reported two large trees fell at the 1900 block of Lomita Rd SE with one crushing a parked vehicle.

Emergency manager reported a tree fell onto a home at the 4000 block of Ballina Dr.

Emergency manager reported a tree fell onto an apartment building in the 6600 block of Peachtree Industrial Blvd.

Emergency manager reported a tree fell onto a home in the 1200 block of Druid Knoll Drive NE.

Emergency manager reported a tree fell onto a home at the 4600 block of Rousay Court.

The emergency manager of DeKalb County passed along about 100 reports of trees and powerlines down, including at at the 1200 block of Fleetwood Dr, the 2200 block of McCurdy Rd, the 7200 block of S Goddard Rd, Mercer University Dr near the intersection with Flowers Rd S, Columbia…

Tree down blocking roadway along 2900 block of da vinci blvd.

Tree down in roadway along 1400 block of golf link drive.

Numerous trees down in and around the ellenwood community near linecrest rd. Several homes and cars damaged severely by falling trees.

Tree down on i285 wb just before i675 .

Tree down on home along 3800 block of brookstone way.

Tree down at Vernon Ridge Court and Vernon Ridge Drive.

Tree down at Willivee Place and Willivee Drive.

A tree was downed on Longshore Cove .

A tree was downed near the intersection of Spring Creek Road and Creekwood Drive.

A tree was reported down in the 3600 block of Rainbow Drive.

A tree was downed in the 2000 block of Galahad Drive.

A tree was downed in the 4000 block of N Shallowford Road.

A tree was reported down in the 3000 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road.

A tree was reported down on Childerlee Ln NE.

A tree was reported down in the 1000 block of Redfield Terrace.

A tree was downed in the 4900 block of Central Drive.

A tree was downed along Brannen Rd SE .

Tree down on Regalwoods Drive between Northcrest Road and Summitridge Drive.

Tree down at intersection of Woodridge Drive and Larry Lane.

Tree down on at intersection of Pangborn Road and Springbrook Drive.